Lorraine Filyer to retire as literature officer of Ontario Arts Council
She will see through one more round of funding for Ontario literary and cultural magazines then Lorraine Filyer, literature officer for the Ontario Arts Council will be retiring in October.
After some health problems this past spring and summer, she says she felt it was time to move on, but she intends to remain active in the small magazine sector. She has not only represented the interests of magazines in the broader arts mandate of the OAC, but every year shepherded them through a jurying process that resulted in grants to more than 30 titles -- many of national importance -- totalling (most recently) more than $450,000 a year.
Before joining the OAC in 1990, she was the formidable managing editor of This Magazine.
After some health problems this past spring and summer, she says she felt it was time to move on, but she intends to remain active in the small magazine sector. She has not only represented the interests of magazines in the broader arts mandate of the OAC, but every year shepherded them through a jurying process that resulted in grants to more than 30 titles -- many of national importance -- totalling (most recently) more than $450,000 a year.
Before joining the OAC in 1990, she was the formidable managing editor of This Magazine.
posted by D. B. Scott at
10:05 am
3 Comments:
We owe a great deal to Lorraine for her unwavering commitment to art and literary magazines and her
ability to deliver unvarnished messages.
Lorraine is also a past chair of CMPA and continues to be a clear- eyed constructive advisor to Magazines Canada, a role we hope she will continue to play in some way after October.
Thanks Lorriane.
Mark Jamison
CEO
Magazines Canada
Yes, thank you Lorraine. You are impressive in your dedication. There have been times when I have gone to a lot of launches. Lorraine was at them all and, I know, she was at all the ones I missed too.
Lorraine will be missed for all the things that she does for our community, and I will miss her sage advice, too (will have to track her down by personal email).
Thank you, Lorraine.
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