ABOUT US

PHOENICIA PUBLISHING is interested in works of non-fiction and poetry that illuminate culture, spirit, and the human experience. A particular focus is on writing about travel between cultures — whether literally, through lives of refugees, immigrants, and travelers, or more metaphorically and philosophically — with the goal of enlarging our understanding of one another through universal and particular experiences of change, displacement, disconnection, assimilation, sorrow, gratitude, longing and hope.

We are committed to the innovative use of the web and digital technology in all aspects of publishing and distribution, and to making high-quality works available that would have difficulty being published by traditional means.

Phoenicia Publishing is based in Montréal and in Vermont.

Elizabeth Adams, Editor and Publisher, is a writer, editor, and graphic designer. A longtime resident of central New York State and Vermont, she and her husband, Jonathan Sa'adah, have lived in Montreal since 2005. Her prose and poetry have appeared in venues from The Witness to Tikkun, and in June 2006 her book, Going to Heaven: The Life and Election of Bishop Gene Robinson, was published by indie NY publisher Soft Skull Press. She is co-managing editor of the e-zine qarrtsiluni, and her blog, The Cassandra Pages, has considered questions of culture, arts&letters, nature, and spirit since 2003.

Jonathan Sa'adah, Associate Publisher and Photography Editor, has had a long career in professional photography, and in traditional and digital publishing. His work is represented in many public and private collections, and can be viewed in his online gallery.