For more than 20 years, I’ve worked as an editor, writing coach, award-winning author, journalist, and communications advisor with experience in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. I’m highly skilled at all types of editing, from developmental to proofreading, with expertise in both fiction and non-fiction of all kinds. I’m familiar with leading style guides, including CMoS, APA, Canadian Press, AMA, and MLA, and I'm a quick study of house styles and their accompanying spelling lists. I stay current on inclusive language conventions, and I'm comfortable working with a variety of applications, including Google Suite, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Acrobat. As an editor, I've worked on dozens of research proposals worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and I've brought my careful eye to the report filings and academic journal contributions generated by successful bids. I've also edited content for webinars, often focused on training for trainers, with projects that include participant guides and PowerPoint presentations. I have considerable experience editing business case studies and their accompanying teaching notes for MBA courses, and I've contributed to other educational materials as well, including those targeting young readers. More generally, I've edited technical documents, reports to government, white papers, internal and external reviews, theses and student papers, journalism, memoirs, children's books, and adult fiction (mystery, fantasy, magical realism, literary, science fiction, and horror). Specific clients include or have included publishers like Inhabit Education Books, Radiant Press, Guernica Editions, and Duke University Press; organizations and institutions like the US-China Business Council, the American Institutes for Research, Ivey Business School, and Toronto Metropolitan University; and businesses like S&S Activewear and Mme L'Ovary. I've also worked with individual business people, academics, students, and self-publishing authors, and I've helped multiple writers with projects that have gone on to be published by traditional presses or in academic journals. As a writer, I’ve written copy for small-business websites, and my journalism has been published in outlets big and small, from obscure community newspapers to major outlets, including The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. I’m also an award-winning author. My books include The Secret Life of Fission (Oberon, 2013; Danuta Gleed Literary Award winner), A Plea for Constant Motion (Anansi, 2017; ReLit Awards finalist), The High-Rise in Fort Fierce (Goose Lane Editions, 2018; Ottawa Book Awards and ReLit Awards finalist), and The Voyageur (Swift Press, 2024; currently undergoing translation by Éditions Globe for the market in France). Individually, a little more than 20 of my short stories have been published online as well as in magazines and journals, and I also have experience adjudicating grants and awards.
Morna Cassidy has worked in strategy, marketing, and communications for over 20 years. She was part of the team that launched Red Bull, into the Canadian market, an integral player in innovative marketing partnerships for Toronto Fashion Week, and a senior contributor amidst the rise of the Okanagan Valley wine region onto the world stage. Alongside this expertise, Morna brings a wealth of knowledge from a diverse set of marketing and communications platforms. Her work in strategic development, brand planning, creative direction, sponsor partnerships, writing, editing and experiential storytelling, has been essential to the success of a wide range of marketing and communication campaigns. Included among these successes are programs created for many nationally recognized brands such as Volkswagen, Corus Entertainment, General Mills, Wrigley, Red Bull and Mission Hill Family Estate. Now focused FLUENT, she assists businesses meet and refine their strategic goals through a portfolio of freelance services from brand DNA evaluation and development, writing and editing services and consumer research. Through experience, observation, and intuition, she finds your brand's voice and articulates it across all your audiences.
Quality Systems Staff: Maintenance of the quality system. Programming applications connected to plant equipment with the quality system, creating reports and dashboards for directors and managers, applications for reporting defects found in vehicles. Managing the purchase of equipment to be installed on the production line. Responsible for the database and servers assigned to Quality. Meetings with different departments to support the creation of applications and the digitalization of manual processes. Programmer:Programming applications for the logistics and design department to automate their administrative processes. Programming applications for equipment and production lines installed in Cuernavaca, Morelos.
Nonfiction writer that specializes in the study of film & TV programming. Primary Interests: hockey and identity; wildlife conservation in film & media. Published work: "Jumping the Shark: White Shark Representations in 'Great White Shark Serial Killer Lives' -- the Fear and the (Pseudo-)Science'," pp. 3-24. In "Communication in Defense of Nonhuman Animals during an Extinction and Climate Crisis." Editors, Carrie P. Freeman and Núria Almirón. Publisher: MDPI, 2022. "The Cinema of Hockey: Four Decades of the Game on Screen" -- McFarland Publishers, 2017. "Media Retrospectives of the Summit Series" in "Coming Down the Mountain: Rethinking the 1972 Summit Series," edited by Brian Kennedy, Wolsak and Wynn, 2014. Current research: wildlife imagery in TV programming and its role in conservation.
Six years of in-house copywriting experience at large-scale corporations Eight years of proofreading/revision experience (in-house, at the corporate level) Six years’ experience as an in-house translator (for major banking/financial institutions and high-tech companies)
Equally comfortable writing ad copy and long-form articles, I have a background in marketing communications. I've written strategy documents for Alberta Health Care, grant applications for neurosurgeons, and marketing articles for the University of Calgary. I excel at breaking down difficult concepts (think cyber security, surgical robotics, gender politics) and making them accessible.
I hold degrees in both English literature and journalism. My career as a writer and journalist was launched in Calgary in the early 1990s. Throughout my decades long career I've collaborated with dozens of editors and publishers. While I was originally trained as a general assignment news reporter, I've developed a specialization in profiles and feature length articles. I also create digital content, including content for social media and blogs.
With boundless creativity, a commitment to social consciousness, and an unwavering dedication to their craft, Jess is a writer who dares to push boundaries, challenge norms, and shape the world through the transformative power of words.
Skills: Well-rounded reporting and editing skills. Thinks visually when writing. Strives to understand and reach target demographic and market. Understands and enjoys multiple layers of complexity and problem solving, and building bridges. History: Reporter-photographer at Ontario weeklies and dailies from 1985-1992. Freelance writer from 1992 to date. Managing editor at Computer Reseller News Canada from 2003-2004. Radio host and interviewer with CIUT 89.5 Toronto from 1993-2000; also served on station board of directors. Served as board member with Four Mile Lake Association (environmental steward) and Canadian Association of Journalists. Spent years organizing and facilitating professional development events in Toronto four journalists.
Vanessa Chiasson is an award-winning writer who specializes in travel and human interest narratives. Her recent bylines include The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Chatelaine, Modern Farmer, Reader’s Digest, Buzzfeed, USA Today, Travel Awaits, Matador, Cottage Life, Quench, Esprit de Corps, Insider, Ottawa Magazine, Atlas Obscura, and more. Vanessa is a member of the Travel Media Association of Canada. An experienced presenter, she’s brought her passion for travel and writing to more than two dozen television and conference appearances. She coaches other writers about building cozy business strategies which support their artistic ambitions. In 2013, she was honoured as “Travel Writer Of The Year” by Norfolk County (Ontario). Her blog, TurnipseedTravel.com, was named one of the 100 most influential travel blogs in the world by the Obama White House in 2014. Vanessa grew up in Nova Scotia and she credits her Maritime roots for her love of storytelling and cozy travel tales. Currently based in Ottawa, Canada, Vanessa’s past (mis)adventures include running a marathon in Paris, working on Malawian fish farms, and getting seasick on Amsterdam’s Houseboat Museum.
I am a passionate freelance writer with an English Honours Degree. My lifelong professional development, includes numerous writing classes and certificates, including editing. My interests include arts and culture, travel writing, community, philanthropy, education, local history, lifestyle, heritage, food and wine, creative nonfiction, music (especially the Blues), gardening, and yoga. I am published in Savour Calgary, Edify, Avenue Magazine, Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (Alberta Sweetgrass), Calgary Herald, Rocky Mountain Outlook and other publications.
I've worked for 20+ years in film. About 10 or so years in music videos and assistant directing, another 10+ in set decoration and now I'm writing and directing.
Tanis is a seasoned Voice Over Talent, based in Canada, who offers top-quality voiceover services globally. From corporate narrations to video game or animation character voices, eLearning modules to social media marketing or content creation, she has the expertise to elevate your audio or video production from start to finish. Tanis is a dedicated professional who collaborates seamlessly to streamline your casting process, ensuring quick turnarounds and flexible pricing to meet your project needs.
I have written feature articles for the Globe and Mail, the National Post, The Grid, and Spacing Magazine, and am a member of the Creative Non-Fiction Collective. I have also worked as an editor for educational publishers including Elsevier Canada, Pearson, Nelson, Maxwell Macmillan, and McGraw-Hill, and as a proofreader for these companies as well as Harlequin Canada. Special talents: Hair-growing and identifying actors by voice only.
published by: Great River Media REALTOR.ca Tech Talk magazine CBC Canadian Press
For thirty years I have been writing, ghost writing, editing (developmental, substantive/stylistic, structural), copy editing and proofreading communications (external and internal) about some form of business, professional services, pensions, infrastructure/construction or history. I also provide project management services. My clients include Canada’s well-respected corporations, financial institutions, pension funds, government agencies, municipalities, associations, book publishers and law, accounting, and management consulting firms. I am a flexible team player who produces meticulous, clear and comprehensive communications. My work includes websites, annual and financial reports, audit reports, offering memoranda, white papers/position papers, speeches, leadership/executive messaging, awards submissions, profiles, articles and custom content supplements for newspapers and magazines, biographies, newsletters, conference materials, brochures, press releases and ghostwritten business and celebratory/anniversary books and magazine issues. I have ten books published under my own name by Canadian and U.S. publishers about history, business, or biography, including books for adults and children. In addition, my book work includes ghostwritten business books, celebratory/anniversary books and memoirs for associations, corporations and individuals. I also edit, copy edit and proofread non-fiction books for publishers, corporations, associations and individuals. On a retainer basis, I have edited award-winning full-colour national and regional publications for some of Canada’s most prestigious associations. This includes serving as inaugural managing editor for CCCA Magazine for the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association of the Canadian Bar Association, from start-up phase through to quarterly frequency. I have been editor/managing editor and writer for associations as varied as the Toronto Construction Association, Canadian Office Products Association and the Canadian Franchise Association. Under my “Bev Cline” byline I write for national business and legal publications. My clients have included the Financial Post, Globe & Mail, Toronto Star and Canadian Press. Legal publications included the Canadian Bar Association’s The National, the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association’s CCCA Magazine, Lexpert Magazine, Lawyers Weekly and Law Times. I have written hundreds of articles for trade magazines. In addition, I was the contract “Supplements/Joint Ventures Editor” of the Financial Times of Canada for five years.
With over 25 years of experience in technical documentation, editing, communications, and content strategy, I have breadth and depth of expertise. I’ve managed a website for developers. Edited for teams of technical writers. Ghost-written articles for senior business leaders. Edited content for intranets. Created user guides, reference material, user interface content, marketing communications, feature articles, and blog posts. I apply plain language techniques to make written content easy to find, easy to understand, and easy to use for the target audience. And I enjoy helping others improve what they write so that it reflects well on them and their organization. My background includes work in diverse domains such as advertising technology, ecommerce, software development tools, asset management, and supply chain. I’ve also written and edited for a nature and wildlife publication. I'm open to freelance, contract, and part-time opportunities. Please get in touch!
magazine feature writing, media releases, short story writing, lectures & workshop facilitating, Fur-bearing Trout anthology contributor
I am a writer and editor with more than 15 years of experience in both editorial and communications work. I have been a staffer at Reuters Health, Chatelaine, and CBC News; a regular contributor with Yahoo Canada News, Huff Post Canada, and IT Pro Today; and a freelance contributor with Today's Parent, Windows Secrets, Leafly, and many other outlets. My communications work includes copywriting, content writing, media relations, and strategic planning.
