We’re a ragtag team of creatives who aim to produce and celebrate amazing writing and writers. Founded in 2010, River Street Writing has worked with clients from around the world, amplifying their personal and professional brands through strategic, informed content creation and publicity.

Learn more about the team below.  

Lauren Lewthwaite is a freelance translator, writer, editor, book publicist, and also the Manager of River Street Writing. She holds a Bachelor of Arts with a Specialization in French-Spanish-English Translation from the University of Ottawa. A native of Ajax, Ontario, she has a passion for reading, editing, and translating. She loves to travel and experience different cultures; her most notable experience so far was a translation internship in Costa Rica.

Jessica Fox has been a freelance writer for five years, specializing in health, wellness, and insurance. She's in the process of getting her B.A. in English at Queen's University. When Jessica isn't furiously writing, she's drinking coffee, working out, or playing with her two young daughters.

A graduate of Western University, Margaret Huntley—our Associate Publicist—studied English with an Honours Specialization in Creative Writing and English Language and Literature. Margaret has worked on the River Street Writing team for over four years, working on her short fiction, poetry, and planning her novel. Her fiction can be found in publications such as Occasus, Symposium, Iconoclast Collective Magazine, and The Northern Appeal. Her poetry was awarded the 2022 Alfred Poynt Award in Poetry. Currently, Margaret is pursuing her Masters in Writing, Editing, and Publishing at the University of Queensland. 

Hollay Ghadery is a content, PR, and communications specialist with 18 years of experience working with businesses and individuals from around the globe. She’s also the founder of River Street Writing.

Hollay has her BAH in English Language and Literature from Queen’s University, as well as her Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph. Her short stories, poetry, non-fiction, and reviews have appeared in literary journals across Canada, including The Malahat Review, Grain, Understorey, The Antigonish Review, The Fiddlehead, and Room. Her work of non-fiction, Fuse, was released by Guernica Edition’s new Miroland Imprint in 2021 and won the 2023 Canadian Bookclub Award for Nonfiction/Memoir. Her debut collection of poetry, Rebellion Box, came out with Radiant Press in 2023. The title poem of the collection was awarded The New Quarterly’s 2022 Nick Blatchford Prize for Occasional Verse. Widow Fantasies, her collection of short fiction is set to be released with Gordon Hill Press in 2024. Hollay is also the Poet Laureate of Scugog Township.

Contact Hollay and her team for more information about their professional services.