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The Independent
27-06-2025
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- The Independent
Anna Wintour to step aside as American Vogue editor
Dame Anna Wintour is stepping down from her role as the day-to-day editor of American Vogue. She will continue to oversee Vogue globally and serve as chief content officer for Conde Nast, allowing her to focus on these broader responsibilities. This change marks the end of her 37-year tenure as the editor of American Vogue, where she became a highly influential figure in the fashion and publishing industries. Wintour stated her intention to help the next generation of editors, emphasizing the importance of continuous growth and new ideas in creative fields. Despite this shift, she has no plans for full retirement, having recently affirmed her commitment to continue working after receiving the Order of the Companions of Honour.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Anna Wintour to step aside as editor of American Vogue
Dame Anna Wintour is to step aside from her role as the day-to-day editor of American Vogue, with the magazine hiring a new head of editorial content. British-born Dame Anna will remain in charge of Vogue globally and as chief content officer of the media company Conde Nast – which oversees several prominent media brands including Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Allure, Conde Nast Traveler and Wired. The new role at American Vogue will allow her to turn her full attention to her other duties in these roles, it is understood. Dame Anna reportedly broke the news to staff during a meeting earlier on Thursday. The move brings a close to Dame Anna's 37-year stint as editor of American Vogue, having overseen the day-to-day editing of the New York fashion magazine since 1988. The British-American editor is widely regarded as one of the most powerful women in publishing and as a major figure in the fashion world. Dame Anna has also run the Met Gala, an annual fundraiser in New York famous for its celebrity guest list, since 1995. Earlier this year, Dame Anna was made a member of the prestigious Order of the Companions of Honour for her services to fashion, joining Dame Judi Dench, Sir Elton John, David Hockney, and Sir Paul McCartney. The order was founded in 1917 by George V and is limited to 65 members at any one time. Appointments go to those who have made a long-standing contribution to arts, science, medicine or government. Following the investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, Dame Anna said she did not intend on retiring anytime soon. She said: 'The last time I was here the Queen gave me a medal and we both agreed that we had been doing our job a very long time, and then this morning His Majesty asked me if this meant I was going to stop working and I said firmly, no.' Dame Anna is rumoured to have inspired a former personal assistant, Lauren Weisberger, in creating the character of Miranda Priestly for her bestselling 2003 novel The Devil Wears Prada. The book was made into a successful movie in 2006, starring Meryl Streep in the role of Priestly.
CBC
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Margaret Atwood awarded $25K Griffin Poetry Prize lifetime achievement award
Social Sharing Acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood has been named the recipient of the Griffin Poetry Prize's 2025 Lifetime Recognition Award. The Ottawa-born Atwood has published over 50 books — poetry, fiction, essays — and is a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to literature. She began her writing career with poetry, publishing The Circle Game and winning the Governor General's Literary Award for poetry in the late 1960s. She's since published more than a dozen poetry collections, including The Journals of Susanna Moodie in 1970, Power Politics in 1971 and, most recently, Paper Boat in 2024. Atwood has won several awards for her work including the Governor General's Literary Award, the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Writer in the World Prize, the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award and the German Peace Prize. Her other notable books include the novels The Edible Woman, Oryx and Crake, The Handmaid's Tale and Cat's Eye, the essay collection Burning Questions and the nonfiction work Survival. Her debut memoir, Book of Lives, is set to be published on November 4, 2025. The Griffin Trust's Lifetime Recognition Award is presented to a poet from anywhere in the world in celebration of their body of work. Past recipients include South Korea's Ko Un, Northern Ireland's Seamus Heaney and American Fanny Howe. Atwood will be honoured with the award on June 4 at a gala event in Toronto, where she will also present a reading and be interviewed onstage by American poet, teacher and activist Carolyn Forché. The evening will also feature the announcement of the Griffin Poetry Prize winner and the recipient of the Canadian First Book Prize. Founded in 2000 by Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist Scott Griffin, the Griffin Poetry Prize is the world's largest international prize for a single book of poetry written in, or translated into English. The winner will receive $130,000.
