Spoke w/Joel McKay - Author & Economic Development Professional - Former Journalist & P.R. Executive

Joel and I had a great conversation, it was a chance to get to know Joel McKay a little more. Once we started talking the conversation became very clear that we have the same mindset in many ways. I was excited to speak with Joel. Joel McKay is an economic development professional, author and former public relations executive and journalist. He is based in Prince George, B.C. where he is the CEO of Northern
Development, and sits on the boards of the University of Northern B.C. and Destination B.C.
Joel is passionate about British Columbia, especially its vast and
relatively misunderstood north. His writing focuses on the people, places and issues relevant to
northern and rural communities, typically with a healthy dose of the absurd or supernatural. His short
story 'Number Hunnerd', a fish tale set in B.C.'s Cariboo, was published in Tyche Books anthology
Water: Selkies, Sirens and Sea Monsters in 2021. His novella, Wolf at the Door, was published in the spring of 2022 and focuses on a disastrous family Thanksgiving dinner. His forthcoming fiction, a short western horror story titled 'Hands', will be published by Brigids Gate Press in the summer of
2022.
Joel was previously Director, Communications at Northern Development. During that time he led the creation and publication of the 'Small Town PR Playbook', a first-of-its-kind how-to book for rural public relations in Canada that won the Don Rennie Award from the Canadian Public Relations
Society for excellence in government communications. Prior to that, he was Assignment Editor at
Business in Vancouver Newspaper where his journalism earned him a Jack Webster Award for
Business, Industry and Economics in 2011, and a nomination for a second Jack Webster Award for Multimedia Reporting in 2012.
He has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Kwantlen Polytechnic University for his professional achievements, and in 2021 was awarded the Chairman's Award from the B.C.
Economic Development Association for his contributions to rural development. He has been named a Top 40 Under 40 by the Prince George Chamber of Commerce, and in 2021 and 2022 was named one of the 500 most influential business leaders in British Columbia by Business in Vancouver Media
Group. Besides being a business man Joel is a funny guy. He love being funny and love to bring joy to people. You have to have happiness in your life. The book -Wolf At the Door
is
a fast-paced look of modern horror by Canadian author, Joel McKay - (About The Book)
All Charlotte Deerborn wanted was a nice Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends. Too bad for her no one else wanted to be there. By the time the turkey is carved, old
grievances, bad behavior and crass remarks have transformed her dinner party into a disaster. And then a
werewolf shows up to do some carving of its own.
Wolf at the Door is a fast-paced, absurdist take on modern creature horror, levering humor and action to highlight how one family comes to grips with what real horror is. The book is published by Birchwood Press and is available worldwide in print and e-book format Wolf at the Door - Kindle edition by McKay, Joel. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. Wolf at the Door eBook : McKay, Joel: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store. You can find Joel McKay on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn by searching for Joel McKay and if you would like to book Joel and to request additional review copies or an interview with Joel McKay, please contact Mickey
Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity: [email protected] / 403.464.6925. Thank you for listening and supporting the podcast. If you want an interview please email [email protected]

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