Nurjehan Aziz Vassanji, C.M.
Toronto, Ontario
Nurjehan Aziz Vassanji is a publisher and editor who champions literature reflective of Canada’s diverse cultural landscape. Co-founder of the literary magazine The Toronto Review, she is currently the publisher of its offshoot, Mawenzi House Publishers. She promotes written works that focus on the histories, cultures and traditions of South and East Asian, Middle Eastern, African, Caribbean and Indigenous authors.