I am a writer, editor, and translator with more than 30 years’ experience, both in-house and freelance.
Writer
I have written hundreds of articles about entertainment, children’s literature, health, travel, home décor, and parenting for various publications, including Quill & Quire, The Globe and Mail, Canadian Children’s Book News, Canadian Living, Homemakers, Homemakers.com, and The New York Times. Currently, I contribute weekly current-events articles for LesPlan Educational Services.
Editor
I began my career in the copyediting department of Ladies’ Home Journal. I worked as a copyeditor for TV Guide Canada and as an editor for Style at Home, CanadianLiving.com, Microsoft Home Magazine, MySweetBaby.ca (Rogers Media), MochaSofa.ca (Transcontinental Media), and WorkLivePlayCafe. Currently, I copyedit and edit children’s books for publication as well as offer manuscript evaluations.
Translator
I began translating articles, recipes, and other documents from French to English while working for Style at Home. I soon was asked to do so for other Transcontinental Media properties. I have since worked on the Société des alcools du Québec’s TCHIN TCHIN and Cellier magazines, SAQ.com, CAA-Quebec’s Touring magazine, OWL magazine, and Owlkids Books.
Author
I am the award-winning author of a dozen books for children, both nonfiction and fiction. To read more about my children’s literature, please visit my author site.
Other editorial experience
Other editorial experience includes co-writing the content for the Glenn Gould Foundation’s Instrumental website about music and mental health for teens, digital consulting for a nonprofit, editing and managing the book-review blog for Mabel’s Fables children’s bookstore, creating e-newsletters and web copy, writing advertorials and press releases, and creating and executing inbound (SEO and social media) marketing plans.
Education
I hold a BA in Communication Studies from Concordia University and an MA in Journalism from New York University.
Volunteer and memberships
I am a member of the Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP), for which I volunteered as speaker coordinator for the organization’s annual Packaging Your Imagination conference for ten years. I was also a planning committee member for its monthly meetings. I am a member of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre, The Writers’ Union of Canada, IBBY Canada, and SCBWI-Canada East.
