Other Voices Magazine

About Other Voices

Other Voices Publishing Society (OVPS) is a not-for-profit organization that strives to be a stepping stone for all published and emerging writers. We publish Other Voices Journal of Literary and Visual Arts twice yearly in Spring and Fall.

Supported by a strong feminine foundation, Other Voices nurtures creative expression in our community; our literary journal bridges the gap between fringe and mainstream. We select quality fiction, non-fiction, poetry and artwork from Edmontonians, Canadians and contributors from around the world.

OVPS Board of Directors

President: Marcia McLean
Marcia has past experience working with not for profit organizations as well as previous board and grant-writing experience. She has been volunteering with Other Voices in the reading collectives and as our grant-writer for close to a year now. Marcia knows many of the ins and outs of Other Voices and will soon learn them all. She is mature, calm and knowledgable and a perfect fit for the role of President. We welcome her to our board with open arms!

Vice President: Marc Colbourne
Marc first heard about OV from former editor Aspen Gainer, who encouraged him to submit a story to the magazine. His story was extremely well-received and chosen for publication in 23.1. Marc later decided to volunteer as a member of the OV reading collective and was recently elected as Vice President of the Board.
Marc has previous experience working with not for profit organizations and with boards. He is an up-and-coming writer in the Edmonton scene and currently has a number of projects on the go. His knowledge and steady presence are welcome at OV and we look forward to his contributions as VP.

Secretary/Assistant Art Editor: Caitlin Burt
Caitlin attends the University of Alberta, where she studies Art History
and Linguistics. In addition to her work with Other Voices, she volunteers
her time sorting books at the public library and teaching art to children at
the Art Gallery of Alberta. With an eye for quality art and writing, she
brings her organizational skills and attention to detail to her new role as
secretary of the board.

Director at Large:
Other Voices is currently seeking a new Director at Large.

Director at Large/Web Content Editor: Hanna Nash
Hanna became involved with Other Voices in the Spring of 2011 as part of the fiction collective and is very excited to take on bigger roles as Director and Web Content Editor. Her passion for writing lead her to pursue Journalism and Communications studies and is pleased to now work with literature.

Treasurer:
Other Voices is currently seeking a Treasurer.

Editorial Staff

Managing Editor: Bobbi Beatty
Bobbi is the epitome of an Other Voices community member. She juggles work, school and motherhood like a pro and still dedicates her time and support to Other Voices. Bobbi has previous experience on boards and as a policy writer for the Government of Alberta. She also works for Edmonton’s Child Magazine, Red Deer’s Child Magazine, and Urban Infant Magazine. In what little spare time she has, Bobbi continues to work on an upcoming novel as she finishes her degree in Professional Writing at MacEwan University.

Associate Editor: Danielle Paradis

Associate Editor/Poetry Editor: Lizzie Derksen
Lizzie Derksen is currently an English Honours student at Grant MacEwan University. She has been working with Other Voices for two years, most recently as poetry editor, and is thrilled to take on her new duties as associate editor. Her own poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Notebook Magazine, Confluence, and The White Wall Review.

Distributions Director: Brianne O’Grady Battye

Graphics Editor: Kyla Jade Smith
Kyla is an artist and designer who grew up on a farm and moved to the big city to study design at NAIT. She became involved with Other Voices to garner experience in the industry and to help the voice of art be hear.

Sales/Marketing Director/Contest Editor: Derek Warwick
Derek completed his bachelor’s degree at the University of Alberta majoring in women’s studies and minoring in creative writing with an emphasis in creative non-fiction. He discovered his passion for writing creative non-fiction in 2007 and has read his stories at Edmonton’s Exposure Festival and other local events. Drawn to Other Voices’s feminist influence, he’s enthused to be part of the Other Voices team.

Fiction/Contest Editor: Amanda Briscoe
Amanda has just completed her undergraduate degree at the University
of Alberta, with a Major in English and a Minor in Creative Writing.
She wishes to pursue a future career as both an editor and a writer.
Amanda became involved with Other Voices to gain experience in editing
as well as to meet people who share the same creative drive.

Poetry Contest Editor: Gary Garrison
Gary is the past president of the Edmonton Stroll of Poets Society and a board member of the Edmonton Poetry Festival. For 20 years he worked at the Alberta Legislature as Editor of Hansard. He has published poetry and nonfiction online and in journals and anthologies. He has been writing poems with patients at the University of Alberta Hospital for six years as part of the Artist on the Wards program. In 2010 he began co-grandparenting two young children.

Last updated on December 7, 2011