JC Villamere

As a two-time National Magazine Award winner, Villamere has made her mark in the media industry, formerly serving as a senior editor at Canadian Living. Her work spans a variety of publications, including The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Canadian Living, Style at Home, Elle Canada, Flare, and ET Canada. Vulture hailed her debut book “Is Canada Even Real: How a Nation Built on Hobos, Beavers, Weirdos, and Hip Hop Convinced the World to Beliebe,” as one of the best comedy books of the year.

Villamere knew how to drive a Ski-Doo by age 8, her body is 90 per cent maple syrup and among her prized possessions is a signed 8x10 glossy of Shelagh Rogers. She is the most Canadian woman in the world. As a two-time National Magazine Award winner, Villamere has made her mark in the media industry, formerly serving as a senior editor at Canadian Living. Her work spans a variety of publications, including The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Canadian Living, Style at Home, Elle Canada, Flare, and ET Canada. Vulture hailed her debut book “[Is Canada Even Real: How a Nation Built on Hobos, Beavers, Weirdos, and Hip Hop Convinced the World to Beliebe](https://www.amazon.com/Canada-Even-Real-Beavers-Convinced/dp/1459738837/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1700929256&sr=8-1),” as one of the best comedy books of the year.