A Conversation with Jaiden Dembo, SFU WL Alumnus

Abstract

Jaiden Dembo is a publicist and editorial associate at Arsenal Pulp Press, located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations (Vancouver, Canada). Arsenal Pulp Press is a small but mighty independent publishing house who publishes a range of literary fiction and non-fiction with a focus on LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and social issues. Prior to her time at Arsenal Pulp, Jaiden attended the Masters of Publishing Program at SFU in 2018/2019, after completing her BA in World Literature, minor in Print and Digital Publishing (also at SFU). Having worked with the Vancouver Writers Fest, Greystone Books, and BC BookWorld, Jaiden is familiar with the tightly knit BC literary community.