Welcome to the Women Writing podcast. In this episode, I’m having a chat with poet, memoirist, short story writer, publicist, and founder of River Street Writing, Hollay Ghadery, to discuss her writing, her work as a publicist, and the importance of literary communities. You can learn more about Hollay in her Women Writing here. Enjoy!
“A really easy thing you can do to keep yourself relevant is to celebrate other people’s work.”
Hollay Ghadery (she/her) is a content, PR, and communications specialist with 20 years of experience working with businesses and individuals from around the globe. She’s also the founder of River Street Writing. Hollay has her BAH in English Language and Literature from Queen’s University, as well as her Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph. Her short stories, poetry, non-fiction, and reviews have appeared in literary journals across Canada, including The Malahat Review, Grain, Understorey, The Antigonish Review, The Fiddlehead, and Room. Her work of non-fiction, Fuse, was released by Guernica Edition’s new Miroland Imprint in 2021 and won the 2023 Canadian Bookclub Award for Nonfiction/Memoir. Her debut collection of poetry, Rebellion Box, came out with Radiant Press in 2023. The title poem of the collection was awarded The New Quarterly’s 2022 Nick Blatchford Prize for Occasional Verse. Widow Fantasies, her collection of short fiction is set to be released with Gordon Hill Press in 2024. Hollay is also the Poet Laureate of Scugog Township.
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