Open House & Speaker Cali Platek

Join us on Sunday, 21 September 2025 from 1 – 3 p.m. for our annual Open House meeting at Old Town Hall in Newmarket featuring Cali Platek’s talk “Ink to legacy: How to Publish Your Book.”

This year’s Open House event is hosting speaker Cali Platek, an experienced publishing professional, currently serving as Senior Digital Marketing Manager at Simon & Schuster Canada. Cali works on marketing campaigns for top authors like Stephen King, Jeannette Walls, Megan Miranda, Mona Awad, and more, while overseeing Simon & Schuster’s digital strategy, including website updates, social media, email marketing, and influencer marketing. Previous roles include Marketing & Communications Manager at TCAF: Toronto Comic Arts Festival, Digital Marketing Manager at Scholastic Canada, and editorial roles at Robert Kennedy Publishing, Maple Tree Press, and Firefly Books. Cali has a Bachelor of Arts from Queen’s University, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Book and Magazine Publishing from Centennial College, and has trained at Brainstation. Cali lives in Toronto with her two daughters.

Reserve your spot at https://wcyork.ca/product/open-house-speaker-cali-platek/