In 2023, Pownal Street Press was proud to release their very special collection Fiona: Prince Edward Island Accounts of Canada’s Biggest Storm. The hardcover anthology recounted the harrowing, the triumphant, and the incredible stories of Islanders that came together after post-tropical cyclone Fiona made landfall as one of the most intense storms to ever hit the coastal shores of Prince Edward Island. As Islanders struggled in the days and weeks that followed, what revealed itself was a community spirit that cannot be broken.
Thanks to our partnership with Island Nature Trust, Pownal Street Press is giving back to the land we call home. With a book that records a historical weather event that will never be forgotten, we at Pownal Street Press hope to support the Island Nature Trust, an organization whose mission is to capture the impact of climate change and to preserve natural areas and wildlife habitats across Prince Edward Island.
On January 23rd 2023, Pownal Street Press co-founders Genevieve Loughlin and Mo Duffy Cobb joined the Island Nature Trust to move their mission forward, and were delighted to be able to give them their very first royalty cheque, a donation of $2,036.78.
The team at Island Nature Trust is grateful to Pownal Street Press for their support and the donation of the royalties from Fiona: Prince Edward Island Accounts of Canada’s Biggest Storm. This donation will help us acquire and conserve ecologically sensitive land across the island and we look forward to future collaborations with Pownal Street Press.
—Melissa Cameron, Acting Executive Director, Island Nature Trust
Pownal Street Press Founders, Genevieve Loughlin and Mo Duffy Cobb, with Ben Russell, Island Nature Trust Communications & Marketing Manager
We would like to thank all of the contributors who generously submitted their work to bring this anthology to life. We would also like to thank you, all of our readers, supporters of our press, and our community who have so vehemently supported this project.
As a limited release, we urge book lovers to purchase their copy of Fiona: Prince Edward Island Accounts of Canada’s Biggest Storm, before it sells out. Copies are available at the Bookmark and Indigo, or anywhere books are sold.
$55.00 Hardback • ISBN: 9781778124594 · Order HERE
The Island Nature Trust’s mission is to preserve natural areas and wildlife habitats across Prince Edward Island. The Island Nature Trust is a membership-based, non-government, Canadian charity that has been in operation since 1979. Learn more about them at islandnaturetrust.ca.
Pownal Street Press is PEI’s newest publishing house. Women owned and women led, friendly, warm and professional: Pownal Street Press brings an approachable perspective to publishing books. With decades’ of experience, Pownal Street Press Co-Founders, Genevieve Loughlin and Mo Duffy Cobb have extensive publishing backgrounds across editorial, book design, marketing and sales. With distribution through Raincoast Books, Pownal Street Press’ titles have national reach but local heart. For more information about the Press and its books, please visit: www.pownalstreetpress.com.