Linda Leith Publishing Inc.
Book Queries
Linda Leith Publishing Inc. will be glad to receive queries from writers interested in submitting a non-fiction manuscript (15,000–18,000 words) for consideration. Query letters should include a 2–3 paragraph description of the proposed book and biographical information.
Please email queries to info@lindaleith.com.
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Linda Leith Publishing: Advisory Council
Rana
Bose: Born and raised in Calcutta, Rana Bose has over 30 years experience in
Engineering and Management, a field in which he continues to work as mentor and
consultant. Best known in Canada as a playwright, his plays include The Death of Abbie Hoffman and Five or Six Characters in Search of Toronto.
The author of the novels Recovering Rude
(Véhicule Press 2000) and The Fourth
Canvas (TSAR 2008), Bose lives in Montreal, where he is one of the editors
of the arts and politics webzine Montreal
Serai.[Photo: George Smid]
Lise Pouliot Bergevin
Lise Pouliot Bergevin started
her publishing career in July 1976 as a publishing assistant for Éditions
françaises / Larousse Canada, rising to the role of publisher and general
manager. Between 1988 and 1998 she managed the scholarly publications of
Université de Montréal. Since July 1988 she has been shareholder and general
manager of Leméac Éditeur, the distinguished Montreal literary publisher of
Quebec and international writing. [Photo: Georges Dutil]
Ann Charney
Ann Charney is an award winning novelist, short story writer and journalist. Her work has been published in the US, Italy, France, Germany, as well as in Canada. She is a member of the Conseil des Arts de Montréal and the Honorary Board of the Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival. She has also been named to the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France. [Photo: Joyce Ravid]
Patrick Coleman
Patrick Coleman is Professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of works on Rousseau and Gabrielle Roy and served as editor of Québec Studies between 2000 and 2005. His most recent books include Anger, Gratitude, and the Enlightenment Writer (Oxford, 2011) and an annotated edition of Balzac’s The Wild Ass’s Skin (Oxford, 2012). [Photo: Candis Snoddy]
Maurice Forget, C.M.,
Ad.E.
Maurice Forget is a Montreal business lawyer
known for his community involvement, particularly in the arts. Counsel and
former Chair of the Fasken Martineau law firm, which he joined in 1969, he has
also led the Montreal Arts Council (1999-2006), Heritage Montreal, and the
Foundation of the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. In 1998 he was admitted
to the Order of Canada in recognition of his philanthropy in the fields of
education, healthcare and the arts. [Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay)
Julian Gollner
Julian Gollner has worked extensively in Management Consulting, Risk Management and Information Technology, with a degree in Economics from Concordia University. He holds multiple certifications within the IT field, and brings experience both from the corporate and not-for-profit sectors, including Blue Metropolis Foundation. He lives in Vancouver, where he is a Manager at Ernst & Young, as part of its Advisory Services Performance Improvement practice.