Anna Maria Porter is a Canadian publisher and novelist. Born Anna Szigethy in Budapest, she emigrated to New Zealand in 1956 to escape the Soviet presence in Hungary. She received a Bachelor degree and Master of Arts degree from the University of Canterbury. She started at McClelland & Stewart in 1969 and became president and publisher of Seal Books. In 1982, she founded Key Porter Books and in 1986 she purchased a majority stake in Doubleday Canada. In 2004, she was appointed to the Board of Governors of York University. In 1991, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for being "instrumental in bringing Canadian titles to the attention of the international market place". [1] In 2003, she was awarded the Order of Ontario. She has been awarded honorary degrees from Ryerson University, St. Mary's University, the University of Toronto and the Law Society of Upper Canada. She is married to the lawyer Julian Porter.
Selected bibliography
- Hidden Agenda
- Mortal Sins
- The Bookfair Murders
- The Storyteller
References
- Women in the Canadian book trade. Retrieved on March 3, 2006.
- York University profile. Retrieved on March 3, 2006.
- Women's Post Profile. Retrieved on October 19, 2007.
