Anna Porter
| Anna Porter | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anna Maria Szigethy Budapest |
| Occupation | publisher and author |
| Spouse(s) | Julian Porter |
Anna Maria Porter,[1] OC OOnt is a Canadian publisher and novelist.
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Life and career
Born Anna Szigethy in Budapest, she emigrated to New Zealand in 1956. She received a bachelor's degree and Master of Arts degree from the University of Canterbury. She started at McClelland & Stewart in 1969 and became president and publisher of Seal Books. In 1982, she founded Key Porter Books and in 1986 she purchased a majority stake in Doubleday Canada. She remains one of the most respected publishing professionals.
In 2004, she was appointed to the Board of Governors of York University.
In 1991, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for being "instrumental in bringing Canadian titles to the attention of the international market place".[2] In 2003, she was awarded the Order of Ontario. She has been awarded honorary degrees from Ryerson University, St. Mary's University, and the Law Society of Upper Canada.
In 2004 Porter sold her interest in Key Porter Books to focus on writing. She has published three mystery novels and three books on Middle European history. Her most recent book is The Ghosts of Europe, published in September, 2010.[3]
She is married to the lawyer Julian Porter, and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Selected bibliography
- Hidden Agenda
- Mortal Sins
- The Bookfair Murders
- The Storyteller
- Kasztner's Train (2007)
- The Ghosts of Europe (2010)
- Buying a Better World (2015, Dundurn Press)
Awards and honours
- 2010: Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, winner, The Ghosts of Europe
- 2008: Charles Taylor Literary Prize for Non-Fiction, short-list, Kasztner's Train
- 2007: Nereus Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize, winner, Kasztner's Train
References
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External links
- Articles with hCards
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- Articles with dead external links from October 2010
- Canadian women novelists
- 20th-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- Canadian book publishers (people)
- Hungarian emigrants to New Zealand
- New Zealand emigrants to Canada
- Year of birth missing (living people)
- Living people
- Members of the Order of Ontario
- Officers of the Order of Canada
- University of Canterbury alumni
- 20th-century women writers
- 21st-century women writers
