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{{short description|Canadian writer and editor (born 1987)}}
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| name            = Emily M. Keeler
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| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|df=y|1987|07|16}}
| birth_place     = [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]]
| occupation      = Book critic, newspaper and magazine editor
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'''Emily M. Keeler''' (born 16 July 1987) is a Canadian writer and editor.
==Biography==
In October 2014, after serving as a contributing editor for ''[[Hazlitt (magazine)|Hazlitt]]'', Keeler became the books editor of ''[[The National Post]]''.<ref name="Robertson">{{cite web|last1=Robertson|first1=Becky|title=Emily Keeler hired as National Post books editor|url=http://www.quillandquire.com/omni/emily-keeler-hired-as-national-post-books-editor/|website=Quill and Quire|accessdate=16 August 2017|date=15 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="Baluja">{{cite web|last1=Baluja|first1=Tamara|title=Emily Keeler joins National Post as books editor|url=http://jpress.journalism.ryerson.ca/jsource/emily-keeler-joins-national-post-as-books-editor/|website=jpress.journalism.ryerson.ca|accessdate=16 August 2017|date=15 October 2014}}</ref> She held the position until December 2015, when she left to take on a senior editor role at ''[[The Walrus]]''.<ref name="Carter1">{{cite web|last1=Carter|first1=Sue|title=National Post books editor Emily Keeler leaves for The Walrus|url=http://www.quillandquire.com/omni/national-post-books-editor-emily-keeler-leaves-for-the-walrus/|website=Quill and Quire|accessdate=16 August 2017|date=18 December 2015}}</ref> Keeler was elected to the Board of Directors of [[PEN Canada]] in 2016, taking on the role of Vice-President.<ref>{{cite web|title=PEN Canada's 2016 AGM in Review|url=http://pencanada.ca/blog/pen-canadas-2016-agm-in-review/|website=PEN Canada|accessdate=16 August 2017|date=3 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Board Members|url=http://pencanada.ca/about/board-members/|website=PEN Canada|accessdate=16 August 2017|date=1 October 2011}}</ref> That same year she left the Walrus to begin work as editor of the [[Coach House Books|Coach House Book]] series ''Exploded Views''.<ref name="Carter2">{{cite news|last1=Carter|first1=Sue|title=Personnel Changes: Emily Keeler to take over Coach House's Exploded Views series|url=http://www.quillandquire.com/omni/personnel-changes-5/|accessdate=16 August 2017|work=Quill and Quire|date=21 June 2016}}</ref> Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', ''[[Maisonneuve (magazine)|Maisonneuve]]'' and ''[[Quill & Quire]]''.<ref name="Baluja"/>
Keeler is also known for live-tweeting her experience of being trapped inside the Yonge and Bloor location of [[Hudson's Bay Company]] after the store closed for the evening.<ref name="Leung">{{cite news|last1=Leung|first1=Marlene|title=Toronto woman trapped in The Bay live-tweets 'terrifying' ordeal|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/toronto-woman-trapped-in-the-bay-live-tweets-terrifying-ordeal-1.1706185|accessdate=16 August 2017|work=CTVNews|date=27 February 2014|language=en-CA}}</ref><ref name="Youdan">{{cite news|last1=Youdan|first1=Caroline|title=Woman gets trapped in the Bay for an hour; live-tweets the whole thing|url=https://torontolife.com/style/fashion/emily-keeler-trapped-hudsons-bay/|accessdate=16 August 2017|work=Toronto Life|date=27 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Emily Keeler Gets Trapped In The Bay, Doesn't Meet Jeff The Mannequin (TWEETS)|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/02/28/emily-keeler-the-bay-live-tweet_n_4874621.html|accessdate=16 August 2017|work=HuffPost Canada|date=28 February 2014}}</ref> In 2015 she served as a member of the [[CBC Radio One|CBC Radio]] ''[[Q (radio show)|q]]'' pop culture panel and contributed to the CBC's Out in The Open.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/sorry-states-1.3934035/why-do-canadians-apologize-so-much-1.3934094|title=Why do Canadians apologize so much?|work=CBC Radio|access-date=2017-12-13|language=en}}</ref>
===''Little Brother''===
In 2012, she founded ''Little Brother'' Magazine, a twice-yearly publication of short stories, essays, and visual art. Having evolved from a Tumblr project, Keeler explained at the time of its release that she didn't want it referred to as a journal because "A journal is a dead thing."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Prickett|first1=Sarah Nicole|title=New mags put the ‘I’ at the centre of writing|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/new-mags-put-the-i-at-the-centre-of-writing/article4500593/|accessdate=13 September 2015|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref><ref name="Tomson">{{cite web|last1=Tomson|first1=Gavin|title=Puritan staffer talks to Little Brother's Charles Yao|url=http://towncrier.puritan-magazine.com/interview/charles-yao-little-brother/|website=The Town Crier|accessdate=16 August 2017|date=28 October 2014}}</ref> The magazine went on to win gold at the [[Canadian National Magazine Awards]] (CNMA) in 2013, for Jess Taylor's story, ''Pauls'', in the Fiction category.<ref name="OffThePage">{{cite web|author1=National Magazine Awards|title=Off the Page, with Charles Yao & Little Brother Magazine|url=https://blog.magazine-awards.com/2014/11/21/off-the-page-with-charles-yao-little-brother-magazine/|website=Magazine Awards|accessdate=16 August 2017|date=21 November 2014}}</ref> Her dedication to keeping the publication as open as possible prompted Canada's trade publishing magazine, ''[[Quill & Quire]]'', to name her as one of seven women in the book industry encouraging diversity.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cerny|first1=Dory|title=Imprinting change|url=http://www.quillandquire.com/omni/imprinting-change-seven-women-in-the-book-industry-who-are-encouraging-diversity/|website=Quill and Quire}}</ref> Six issues of ''Little Brother'' were released between 2012 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=LITTLE BROTHER|url=http://littlebrothermagazine.com/|website=littlebrothermagazine.com|accessdate=16 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>
===David Gilmour interview===
Keeler's September 2013 interview with Canadian novelist and [[University of Toronto]] professor [[David Gilmour (writer)|David Gilmour]] garnered national attention due to his admission that he prefers not to teach female novelists.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lornic|first1=John|title=Hazlitt stirs controversy and acclaim in its first year|url=http://www.quillandquire.com/book-culture/2013/12/23/hazlitt-stirs-controversy-and-acclaim-in-its-first-year/|website=Quill and Quire|accessdate=13 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Keeler|first1=Emily M.|title=David Gilmour on building strong stomachs|url=http://hazlitt.net/blog/david-gilmour-building-strong-stomachs|website=Hazlitt|accessdate=13 September 2015}}</ref> In an interview with the National Post, Gilmour claimed his comments were taken out of context, explaining to Mark Medley that Keeler was "a young woman who kind of wanted to make a little name for herself."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Medley|first1=Mark|title=David Gilmour: There isn't a racist or sexist bone in my body|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/books/david-gilmour-there-isnt-a-racist-or-a-sexist-bone-in-my-body|date=25 September 2013|website=National Post|accessdate=13 September 2015}}</ref> Hazlitt responded by releasing the full transcript of Keeler's interview with Gilmour so that, as editor-in-chief Chris Frey explained, "readers can judge for themselves."<ref name="Transcript">{{cite web|title=The Gilmour Transcript|url=http://hazlitt.net/blog/gilmour-transcript|website=Hazlitt|accessdate=16 August 2017|date=25 September 2013}}</ref>
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