Journalist for 20+ years. Worked at The Windsor Star, Cornwall Standard-Freeholder, Ottawa Sun, Hamilton Spectator. Freelanced for DurhamRegion.com/Metroland, Durham Parent, Guelph Mercury, Buzz Magazine. College professor at Durham College.
Lynda is an experienced writer with wide-ranging interests. She not only adapts well to requirements of different genres and editors, but also responds promptly and creatively to her clients’ needs. Her book reviews, essays and feature stories have appeared in the Globe and Mail as well as various journals, anthologies, newspapers and magazines nationally and internationally. At her website she blogs about her travel experiences throughout Japan.
Seasoned journalist and photographer. Thrives on writing profiles of people, individuals and communities. Also loves off-the-beaten path travels and celebrating different cultures. Great problem solver and eager to take on challenging assignments.
Current focus on proofreading; creative non-fiction, fiction and short stories. Exploring podcasting/audiobook narration. Eager to learn new skills and try new things. Twenty-four years in public education as: classroom teacher, Learning Support Teacher, Itinerant Teacher: Gifted, Vice Principal and Principal. Twelve years freelance writing as Sheila MacVoy. Special interest stories, promotional material and advertising copy.
Award winning podcast and radio producer with 15 years working in audio. My work has received 3 Golds at the NY Festivals, Amnesty International Media Awards, CAJ Investigative, among others. I work with clients to develop podcasts from series concept, through to production and distribution. I have developed podcasts and program strategies for publishers, brands and non-profits, including Penguin Random House, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, Toronto Symphony, WE Foundation, Aga Khan Foundation, and CBC. Shows I have produced have appeared in iTune's Top 5 in True Crime and Health & Wellness categories.
I have extensive experience in human resource management plus over 15 years of experience researching and writing corporate policies; developing and implementing programs; writing business plans and reports; conducting process reviews; developing communications plans and business correspondence. As a certified Plain Language writer and editor, I develop personas and write and design material for the audience. My goal is to ensure your readers can find information, understand what is required and take appropriate action. I am also an editor and I provide a full range of editing services plus proofreading and permissions.
Claudiu Popa has built his writing career on 35 years of professional work in the field of information security, data protection and cyberwarfare. With 3 books in print and hundreds of online articles and dozens of print articles, he brings unparalleled perspective to the issues of our times including artificial intelligence, privacy law, surveillance and a deep background in information technology.
Marie Powell has gone castle-hopping across North Wales to explore her family roots – and the result is the YA fantasy series Last of the Gifted (http://www.wooddragonbooks.com/marie-powell/), with funding from Creative Saskatchewan. She is author of more than 40 children’s books with such traditional publishers as Scholastic Education, Amicus, and Lerner/Lightning Bolt. Her award-winning short stories and poetry appear in such literary magazines as subTerrain and Room, and her nonfiction appears in print, broadcast, and online markets. An engaging speaker, her writing workshops are popular across the region. Marie lives on Treaty 4 land in Regina, Saskatchewan.
I have 17 years of freelance experience in communications, writing, project managing, and crisis management. I believe in integrity and being fair and balanced in real-world journalism, as well as being a leader that can be counted on to take care of my team.
Over 25 years working in the financial industry as a Communications Manager for one of Canada's largest firms. Wrote and managed content for various websites, newsletters and other collateral marketing materials, brochures, press releases, email blasts and social media posts. Also wrote responses for Requests for Proposals.
Award-winning writer and editor, with particular interest in arts and culture. Fourteen-year background in daily journalism, combined with active participation in theatre as performer and director. Retired in 2020 from position as Literary and Editorial Director at the Stratford Festival. Experienced in a wide range of arts writing, from theatre, film and literary criticism to promotional and fundraising materials, including brochure copy, cases for support, CEO messages and speeches. Contract clients have included Toronto's Luminato Festival of Arts and Creativity, Soundstreams, Wellspring, the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario, PAL Canada Foundation, the Toronto Rehab Foundation, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Ontario March of Dimes and the United Church of Canada. Author of the book "Out of Afghanistan" (1987), based on a journalistic assignment to interview Red Army defectors in Soviet-occupied Afghanistan. Co-author (with Richard Monette) of the book "This Rough Magic: The Making of an Artistic Director" (2007). Editor of the book "Stratford Behind the Scenes" (2012).
With more than 13 years of copywriting and editing experience, I focus on building my clients' image by developing content that reflects their brand’s personality and promise. When it comes to proposals and technical reports, a business has one chance to make an impression and win the job. Allow me to turn your idea into a compelling text that presents your true abilities for print and digital platforms. If you’re a young professional or an entrepreneur, you know how important first impressions are. You also know that first impressions may very well be a website, an application, a resume, or a statement of purpose. Your writing can’t be anything but impeccable. Let me help you write your story.
Columnist - London Free Press Columnist - Business London Magazine Podcast Host/Producer Radio Reporter/Newscaster/Radio Talk Show Host Marketing and Digital Communications Digital Professional Development
Press Photography Street Photography Wildlife Photography Sport Photography Portrait Photography Documentary Photography
Case Writer - Toronto - 2002-current Business Journalist - Bombay - India 1983-2001 Author of a non-fiction book - The Buck Stops Here - Published by Macmillan India in 1996
Quentin is a published author and photographer, experienced graphic designer, and non-profit communications and fundraising management professional who relocated to the Columbia Valley from Medicine Hat in early 2022 to reconnect with nature, enjoy a quieter pace of life, and be in the mountains. Quentin's creative career has led him to be published in Galleries West magazine, and by Seekers Media, while his photography has been featured on the cover of (and within) Fernie Fix magazine, by Travel Alberta, Tourism Medicine Hat, the Alberta Ministry of Tourism, City of Medicine Hat, and Velocity Honolulu. In addition, Quentin self-published and distributed a 28-page magazine on Panama which was inspired by Monocle magazine, a luxury magazine focused on people, lifestyle and ideas. This magazine was delivered to 50 editors in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Australia, and is available as a PDF as part of this application. Professionally, Quentin is an experienced non-profit manager with a focus on marketing and communications, fund development and project management.
A journalist and librarian with nearly 25 years of writing experience. Nelia Raposo's work has appeared in the Toronto Star, Toronto Sun and several community newspapers and magazines. As a librarian, she has experience at The Toronto Star, Maclean's magazine, CBC, Vision TV, CAMH, public and school libraries.
--Coauthor of textbooks, Challenging Behavior in Young Children (Pearson Education, first published in 2003, now in its 4th edition) and Challenging Behavior in Elementary and Middle School (Pearson Education, 2009), both winners of Texty Awards for Textbook Excellence and translated into Arabic, Chinese, and Korean. --Coauthor of Meeting the Challenge (Canadian Childcare Federation and National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1999), a bestseller and still in print. --Coauthor of The Daycare Handbook (Little, Brown Canada), a Globe and Mail Editor's Choice. --Editor, trade book, Walter's Welcome: The Intimate Story of a German-Jewish Family's Flight to Peru (Skyhorse, 2018). --Feature writer, Los Angeles Times, Toronto Globe and Mail, Montreal Gazette, and Canadian and US Reader's Digest and staff researcher for the Canadian Reader's Digest.
