Emily M. Keeler

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."[11][12] 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.[13] 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.[14] Six issues of Little Brother were released between 2012 and 2015.[15]

Keeler's September 2013 interview with Canadian novelist and University of Toronto professor David Gilmour garnered national attention due to his admission that he prefers not to teach female novelists.[16][17] 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."[18] 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."[19]