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name: Anna Porter
about: Anna (Szigethy) Porter began her Canadian publishing career in 1969 at McClelland &amp; Stewart (M&amp;S) as editorial coordinator, under Jack McClelland’s directorship. Porter eventually rose to become VP and editor-in-chief at M&amp;S. She worked with, among others, Margaret Laurence, Matt Cohen, Al Purdy, Irving Layton, Peter C Newman and Margaret Atwood.Porter started her publishing company, Key Porter Books, in partnership with Key Publishers' Michael de Pencier in 1982. They published, among others, Allan Fotheringham, Jean Chretien, Joe Clark, Margaret Atwood, Peter Lougheed, Fred Bruemmer and Conrad Black. Anna Porter is an Officer of the Order of Canada and the recipient of the Order of Ontario.Anna Porter retired from publishing in April 2005 Anna (Szigethy) Porter began her Canadian publishing career in 1969 at McClelland &amp; Stewart (M&amp;S) as editorial coordinator, under Jack McClelland’s directorship. Porter eventually rose to become VP and editor-in-chief at M&amp;S. She worked with, among others, Margaret Laurence, Matt Cohen, Al Purdy, Irving Layton, Peter C Newman and Margaret Atwood.Porter started her publishing company, Key Porter Books, in partnership with Key Publishers' Michael de Pencier in 1982. They published, among others, Allan Fotheringham, Jean Chretien, Joe Clark, Margaret Atwood, Peter Lougheed, Fred Bruemmer and Conrad Black. Anna Porter is an Officer of the Order of Canada and the recipient of the Order of Ontario.Anna Porter retired from publishing in April 2005. She is the author of, so far, 12 books. ...more