Hi there.
I’m Steve Kupferman, a writer and editor with a decade of experience researching, reporting, and producing stories for Toronto magazines, websites, and newspapers.
I’ve written about real estate, the toy industry, pet pigs, Drake, city hall, and countless other topics over the years. And I’ve been on the mastheads and in the pages of some of the city’s most exciting publications, including Toronto Life, the National Post, Torontoist (RIP), and The Grid (RIP). I won a National Magazine Award in 2020.
I’m available for freelance writing and editing jobs. Take a look at some highlights below, and send me an email if there’s something I can do for you.
Professional experience
Current: Content Editor, The Globe and Mail
2019-2021: Writer and Digital Content Coordinator, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
2013 - 2019: Associate Editor, Toronto Life magazine
2012 - 2013: Deputy Editor, Torontoist
Selected stories
“Don't Piss Off Bradley, the Parts Seller Keeping Atari Machines Alive” — Vice
Best Electronics, a small business in San Jose, is the world’s last reliable source of factory-original replacement parts for Atari computers and video game consoles. But if you want to make a purchase, you’d better be on your best behaviour.
“Burning Questions: Have we reached peak condo?” — Financial Post
A year-end look at some of the trends that have caused Canada’s condo markets to underperform during the pandemic.
“The CPA who saved Canada’s biggest toy company” — Pivot magazine
A profile of Toronto-based toy company Spin Master and its (now former) chief operating officer, Benoit Gadbois. Winner of a National Magazine Award (B2B division) for Best Profile of a Company. Nominated for a SABEW Canada Best in Business Award for Best Profile.
“Screwed” — Toronto Life magazine
A detailed account of the unravelling of Urbancorp, a once-great Toronto condo developer whose sudden insolvency left hundreds of homebuyers scrambling.
“For developers in Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood, the sky’s the limit” — National Post
A short feature on the luxury condo boom in Toronto’s priciest neighbourhood.
“Five major takeaways from yesterday’s municipal elections” — Toronto Life magazine
A postmortem on a (mercifully) boring local election.
“Dear Americans: Moving to Canada is hard” — Toronto Life magazine
A personal essay about emigrating to Canada, which doubles as a how-to for Americans looking to escape their federal government.
“On your mark, get set, Tokyo” — CAA Magazine
A Tokyo travelogue for one of Canada’s highest-circulation travel magazines.
“The next hot neighbourhoods” — Toronto Life magazine
The assignment was to find some attractive Toronto-area neighbourhoods where normal people could still, despite the insanity of the housing market, actually afford to live. I spent days driving all around and throughout the city in search of hidden gems, and this was the result.