Publishing with Purpose
A Virtual Meet and Greet with Pownal Street Press
Hybrid Publishing 101
Are you an aspiring or established author with a nonfiction manuscript or a children’s picture book in the works? Wondering if hybrid publishing could be the right fit for your project?
At Pownal Street Press, we’re opening our (virtual) doors to demystify the publishing process and answer your questions about how hybrid publishing works. Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at our editorial approach, publishing model, and the kinds of authors and stories we champion.
What We Publish:
We specialize exclusively in nonfiction and children’s picture books. Whether you’re telling your personal story, sharing professional insight, or creating something magical for little readers (and the grown-ups who love reading to them), we focus on helping you make a meaningful impact.
Our Social Purpose:
As a women-owned, values-driven boutique press, we exist to give rise to brave stories, and to be a light for Community and Connection.
Event Details:
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What: Pownal Street Press Virtual Open House
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When: May 27, 2025 at 3:00pm EST (4:00pm ATL)
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Where: Online (Zoom link will be provided upon registration)
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Who Should Attend: Nonfiction and children’s book authors curious about hybrid publishing
Come with questions—and leave with clarity.
Hybrid Publishing 101: Register for our free virtual event here.
Fill out the form below:
Virtual Open House
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.
