Leslie Hurtig has worked in a range of senior positions across the Canadian literary landscape for the last 35 years. She is Artistic Director of the Vancouver Writers Fest, one of the most highly regarded literary festivals in North America, having previously acted as a board director for the organisation. She has held roles of sales representative, publicist, rights manager and book buyer for some of North America’s great publishers and bookstores. In addition to curating year-round and Festival events, Leslie regularly moderates literary events, acts as juror for a number of prizes, and guest lectures on publishing and literary festivals at Simon Fraser University. She sits on the board of the Canadian Association of Literary Festivals and organizing committee for The Global Association of Literary Festivals https://writersfest.bc.ca/

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