Publishing with Purpose
Join us at the Cavendish Literary Festival
Bring Your Book to Life
Bring Your Book to Life at the Cavendish Literary Festival!
Are you writing nonfiction or a children’s picture book? Are you someone looking for community and connection in your writing world?
Join Pownal Street Press at the Cavendish Literary Festival for a behind-the-scenes look at how we bring books to life. We’ll demystify the publishing process, share our editorial approach, and answer your questions about what it’s really like to publish with a boutique, values-driven press.
What We Publish
We focus exclusively on nonfiction and children’s picture books. From powerful personal stories and professional insights to whimsical tales for young readers, we help authors create books that make a lasting impact.
Our Purpose
As a women-owned, heart-centered press, we champion brave stories that spark community, connection, and change.
Event Details:
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What: Bringing Your Book to Life (@ the Cavendish Literary Festival!)
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When: Saturday, September 27th & Sunday, September 28th
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Where: Cavendish, PEI, Canada
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Who Should Attend: Authors who are manuscript curious and need some motivation to get their project moving in the right direction
Come with questions—and leave with clarity.
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About Pownal Street Press
From your first draft to the cupcakes at your book launch, Pownal Street Press supports authors in crafting beautifully published books. Women-owned and women led, we partner with authors to create powerful books.
Pownal Street Press is a publisher of nonfiction and children’s books, with both hybrid and traditional programs. We share new and beloved stories, and champion diverse cultures.
PSP guides you through the publishing process from your manuscript’s editorial to its layout and design, all the way to printing coordination and trade distribution.
The PSP team works with your artistic vision and goals, helping you to build a timeline and a project plan that works for you and helps bring your book to life.
At PSP, our values come first and we fight for the stories that need to be told.
We exist to give rise to brave stories, and to be a light for community and connection.
Mo Duffy
Mo Duffy is the Co-Founder and Editorial Director of Pownal Street Press. After teaching English Language Arts for ten years, she received her MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction in 2015, and is the author of Unpacked: from PEI to Palawan (Pottersfield Press, 2017), The Chemistry of Innovation: Regis Duffy and the Story of DCL (Island Studies Press, 2021), Crescent Moon Friends (Acorn Press, 2022), and A is for Anne (2023). Her work has been featured in The Globe and Mail, Montreal Writes, Write Magazine, Literary Mama, The Malahat Review, and Atlantic Books Today. Mo is currently working on her next nonfiction collection, Radiant White Light, and lives in beautiful Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Genevieve Loughlin
Genevieve Loughlin is the Co-Founder and Publisher of Pownal Street Press. A graduate of the Masters of Publishing program at Simon Fraser, Genevieve has worked in the publishing industry for over two decades. She began her career in the marketing department of Raincoast Books during the Harry Potter years and moved on to be an award-winning sales representative for Canadian and international publishers for the Atlantic and Ottawa Valley regions. Genevieve now calls Charlottetown her home and is passionate about creating beautiful books.
