Unveiling Edify’s annual Top 40 Under 40 issue celebrating the young leaders shaping Edmonton’s future. Honoured to showcase their imagination, grit and generosity on @globaledmonton.bsky.social globalnews.ca/video/115048...

Sign me up! I’m really excited about the direction Edify is taking under Omar’s direction.

This week, as part of Edify's 5th anniversary issue, we launched The Readers’ Trust—a new initiative to support the magazine’s efforts to publish more stories of high public interest. It’s our way of ensuring we can continue producing in-depth, ambitious, fact-checked journalism for the next 5 yrs.

Please read @russellcobb.bsky.social and Sarah Brandvold’s riveting story of an Egyptian mummy horrendous journey to finally resting peacefully in the @ualberta.bsky.social museum archives. This will change the way you see human remains exhibitions. edifyedmonton.com/urban/histor... @longreads.com

I’ll be making a major announcement about Edify Magazine and a local journalism initiative today on Global News Edmonton at 7:25am!

We are also hiring an editorial intern. This is a paid position partially supported by @albertamags edifyedmonton.com/career/edito...

Come work with me at Edify magazine! We're hiring a part-time staff writer. This is an excellent opportunity for independent journalists and writers seeking steady work to sustain their freelance career. (Apply by Sept. 10) edifyedmonton.com/careers/part...

MENA-identifying filmmakers in Canada — the 2025 Filmmaking Grant is now open. $5,000 plus creative and logistical support from @MENA Film Fest. Last year, this grant helped me make my movie. This year, I’m on the jury and eager to see your proposals. www.menafilmfestival.com/filmmaking-grant/2025

Made the (good) mistake of turning on @omarmouallem.bsky.social's short doc on Burger Baron ... so of course now all I want is a big hamburger, some curly fries, onion rings, and corn fritters... The full length doc The Last Baron is on CBC Gem! youtu.be/X9x3IeZj254?...

I finally get to share the trailer for my first scripted movie, NADER’S GIRL, and announce that it will play at the opening weekend of Edmonton International Film Festival in September. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSKo...

Really well-written and interesting piece on Mayor Amarjeet Sohi in Edify #yeg #yegcc edifyedmonton.com/people/profi...

Freelancing can be liberating. It can also be isolating, unstable, and exhausting. I’m teaching a free one-hour masterclass called Surviving the Freelance Grind on June 24. It’s for anyone who wants to make freelancing more sustainable. 🔗 pandemicuniversity.com/product/the-freelance-grind-2025

This was so much fun to write for Edify magazine. "A Father’s Day Guide for Edmonton’s Awesome Single Dads" edifyedmonton.com/food/eat-in-...

My business of freelancing course is back at @pandemicuniversity.bsky.social starting July 15. It’s a 6-week course on pitching, protecting your work, and building a sustainable freelance career—now updated with fresh insight from my time editing at Edify. pandemicuniversity.com/business-of-...

Visit our website to learn about all things #tech and #innovation in Edmonton with #Edify magazine’s May 2025 issue, and hear what the new Editor-in-Chief Omar Mouallem has planned for the future. @omarmouallem.bsky.social #yeg buff.ly/TbmF7c8

If you haven’t heard Courtney’s @canadaland.com’s podcast episode about her stint as a GGW merch girl, it is, well, pretty wild. (Proud to say she scored the gig through Pandemic University’s PitchFest) www.canadaland.com/podcast/1160...

I don’t care how bad your adolescent poetry was, it’s Shakespeare compared to LL Cool J’s verse on the “Flava in Your Ear.”

“I just thought there’s got to be a way to help take the emotional labour off of our people" –Shani Gwin on her novel AI app that takes on anti-Indigenous racism edifyedmonton.com/urban/innova...

💊 Finalist | Investigative Reporting | #NMA25 The War for Drugs @macleans.bsky.social | By @omarmouallem.bsky.social Two Vancouver activists gave untainted heroin, meth, and cocaine to drug users. They say they saved lives. Ottawa says they’re traffickers. 🔗 zurl.co/0srHD

It’s not lost on me that while being interviewed about our AI project, wâsikan kisewâtisiwin, Edify would decide to highlight my grandfather as the first in a new series, Lost Ones. Here we are in the Edmonton Innovation issue: edifyedmonton.com/people/profi... edifyedmonton.com/urban/innova...

They’re calling it for Fanjoy.

After nearly two decades, I’ve come home as EIC of Edify magazine. On this episode of Edify Unfiltered, I talk about my long road back, my vision for the magazine, and why I still believe in the power of print in a digital world. Give it a listen: edifyedmonton.com/edify-unfilt...

Who wants to make a great magazine with me? EDify is hiring an associate editor working to A) publish one of the best damn city mags left in the country, and B) lead our three newsletters, which are basically mini-mags of their own. DMs are open for Q's. edifyedmonton.com/careers/asso...

If you're into Creative Nonfiction, register for Reconciling Truth. Some of the bsky writers involved: @simonathibault.bsky.social, @dannyramadan.com, @omarmouallem.bsky.social, @carolinetopperman.bsky.social, @jrwilsonwrites.bsky.social, @theauthorguy.bsky.social #creativenonfiction #nonfiction

My tips for writing book proposals and travelogues on ⁦‪@courtneykocak‬⁩‘s The Bleeders podcast and newsletter. thebleeders.substack.com/p/from-ghost...

My interview with CBC about my new post as EIC of EDify. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

In a full-circle moment, I got my dream job as editor-in-chief of @EdifyEdmonton, where I started my writing career 18 years ago (back when it was called Avenue) as a bright-eyed intern. *Big things TK.* albertamagazines.com/edify-magazi...

Back Where I Came From is a finalist in the Foreword Reviews Indie Awards! Huge congrats to editors @taslimjaffer and @omarmouallem.bsky.social, @bookhugpress.bsky.social and all the contributors! www.forewordreviews.com/awards/final...

NEW CLASS! Join veteran podcast producer @mialobel for Podcast Development & Pitching, a 4-week course designed to help you refine your podcast ideas and pitch them with confidence. Starts April 22. Payment plans available. pandemicuniversity.com/podcast-pitc...

Muslims have lived in the Americas since before Protestantism existed, yet their influence is often overlooked. On March 20 at Concordia, I’ll share an alternative history of the New World, in which Muslims shaped industries, civil rights, and Islamic theology itself. cridaq.uqam.ca/activite/oma...

Exciting new podcasting course from @MiaLobel, one of North America's most accomplished producers pandemicuniversity.com/podcast-pitc...

@cfrangou.bsky.social pls explain why l’m getting such big news about my dear friend from Bluesky? But also: congratulations, I’m so proud of you, always.

@marcellodicintio.bsky.social there you go, I’m on Bluesky now.

This Sunday I’m re-launching Elsewhere, my travel writing masterclass with Pandemic University. There are still spots available. Here’s a little of what we’ll be talking about if you join us: