Join FBCW host Rachel Dunstan Muller and panelists Allan Cho, Kyle Hawke, and Cadence Mandybura as we explore the process of working with a magazine editor. Where does an editor begin when reading the first draft of a contracted article? What does an ideal editor-writer relationship look like? How much back and forth can a writer expect before their article is ready for publication?
There will be much for our panel to discuss, but we will leave time for your questions as well.
Our Panel:
Allan Cho is a dedicated editor, writer, and cultural advocate, best known for his role as the Editor-in-Chief of Ricepaper Magazine. This pioneering publication celebrates Asian Canadian literature, arts, and culture. With a passion for amplifying diverse voices, Allan has played a pivotal role in shaping the magazine into a vibrant platform for emerging and established writers, artists, and thinkers from the Asian diaspora. His editorial vision emphasizes storytelling as a means of bridging communities and fostering dialogue about identity, heritage, and belonging. In addition to his editorial work, Allan is an accomplished writer and researcher interested in the intersections of literature, history, and identity. He holds a Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) from the University of British Columbia (UBC), where he has also been involved in projects that explore the preservation and promotion of intercultural narratives.
Since the 1980s, Kyle Hawke has been working with words as an editor, copywriter, and ghostwriter for newspapers, magazines, radio, and books, as well as performing and publishing as a poet. He is currently the Chair for Communications and Social Media for Editors BC and a member of the executive of the Federation of BC Writers.
Cadence Mandybura has never veered far from her passion for telling stories and fixing apostrophes. She edited the FBCW’s WordWorks magazine from 2022–23 and helped launch their Roots to Branches anthology series. A graduate of the Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University, Cadence further honed her storytelling skills as the associate producer for the fiction anthology podcast The Truth and a first reader for Flash Fiction Online. She is grateful to live in Victoria on the land of the lək̓ʷəŋən People, known today as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations. CadenceMandybura.com
Moderator Rachel Dunstan Muller is an oral storyteller, editor, workshop facilitator, and the author of four children’s novels—When the Curtain Rises (Orca 2007), Ten Thumb Sam (Orca 2007), The Solstice Cup (Orca 2009), and Squeeze (Orca 2010)—as well as over a hundred essays, articles, and stories for adults. She has produced two podcasts: Hintertales: Stories from the Margins of History, and Sticks and Stones and Stories. With the assistance of a Canada Council for the Arts grant, she recently launched Once Upon a Fiddle, a live spoken word and music concert that celebrates the power of art and the human spirit. She is the current managing editor of WordWorks and the FBCW Press.
