After Conference Networking Social
Wrap up the day with a networking social hosted by MagsBC.
Panel: What’s Working for Indie Publishers?
This panel discussion will offer valuable insights and practical advice for publishers of all sizes. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from peers!
Glenn Alderson
Glenn Alderson is publisher and editor-in-chief of RANGE Magazine, a national arts & culture publication committed to amplifying new voices in music.
Revitalize Your Magazine: A Turnaround Workshop
A publisher intensive for every type of magazine with real-world magazine case studies to help you learn from success and overcome challenges.
Katherine Bagley
Katherine (Kat) Bagley is the executive editor of Grist, a nonprofit media organization covering climate, environmental justice and solutions.
Allison Baker
Allison Baker is a co-founder of the Truth in Journalism Project and the head of research at The Walrus.
Viviane Fairbank
Viviane Fairbank is a co-founder of the Truth in Journalism Project. She has written, edited, and fact-checked for The Walrus, the Globe and Mail, the Literary Review of Canada, and others.
Eden Fineday
Eden Fineday is a nêhiyaw iskwew (Cree woman) from Sweetgrass First Nation in Treaty 6 territory and the publisher of IndigiNews, an Indigenous-women-led journalism outlet.
Finding and Keeping Readers: What’s Working for Small/Cultural Magazines
Circulation tools, benchmarks and ideas for creating opportunities to grow and sustain your audience.
A Step-by-Step Framework for Strategic Planning (That Actually Works!)
Develop a roadmap for success and clearly chart your magazine’s long-term goals.
A Case Study in Ethical Fact-Checking
A case study and best practices for editorial fact-checking when it comes to stories about lived experience, oppression, and trauma.
Funder Q&A
Attend a funder Q&A following the MagsWest Luncheon.
MagsWest Luncheon
Full conference pass-holders can enjoy a relaxed buffet lunch with colleagues and speakers.
Reimagining Online Magazines: Byline … Deep Cuts and Deep Dives
Discover how innovative art direction can transform the online magazine experience.
AI and Journalism: Navigating a Rapidly Changing World
In this keynote, Sandra E. Martin, Standards Editor at The Globe and Mail and longtime magazine editor, will walk us through the risks and ethical concerns associated with AI.
Our Planet, Our Pages: Reader-Supported Journalism, the Grist Story
In this powerful keynote, Grist’s Executive Editor Katherine Bagley will explore the critical role that newsrooms and magazines — digital and otherwise — play in shaping public discourse on climate change.
Networking Breaks
Refresh and catch up with colleagues and meet new connections.
Breakfast Networking at Uva Caffé
Gather at Uva Caffé, just steps away from the VSO School of Music, for small-group breakfast and networking.
Jessie Johnston
Jessie Johnston has been working in magazines and digital media since 2004, and is the Founder, Publisher, and Editrix-in-Chief of Asparagus magazine.
Sandra E. Martin
Sandra E. Martin is The Globe and Mail’s Standards Editor, a role that seeks to ensure The Globe’s journalism is of the highest quality, and that the organization is accountable to readers.
Eithne McCredie
Eithne McCredie has been in the magazine industry for over thirty years, and is currently publisher of the Literary Review of Canada.
Madeline Montoya
Madeline Montoya is a Brooklyn-based graphic designer, an art director at Bloomberg Businessweek, and the creative director of Byline.
Kim Werker
Over her two-decade career in crafts and publishing Kim Werker (she/her) has written or co-authored seven books and edited countless others.
