Overview
Services
Non-Fiction
Languages
Awards
- Writer's Digest honorable mention award for YA short story “Miranda and the Singing Teacup.”
Certifications
- Writing for Children and Teenagers, Institute of Children’s Literature
- Advanced Editing Practices, USDA Graduate School
- Music major at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Work experience
Self-employed
Early work included copyediting for federal government departments, Pearson Education and Corel Corporation, as well as writing for a small business magazine put out by Canada Post. Now specializing in writing nonfiction for children.
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Recent work includes:
- writing English Language Arts test preparation passages (300-800 words) for grades 3 through 10, a mix of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry, on topics of my own choosing, for the Texas school system.
- writing STEAM articles for a magazine to accompany and educational toy for a subscription box company, includes articles on scientific principles, brief biographies of scientists, and cartoon panels, for ages 7 to 9.
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Children's books include:
Melody and Harmony: Inspiration and Math, published by Cricket Media, 2019, PDF ebook, 11 pages.
Clever Manka, published by Scholastic Canada as a retold folktale for their Grade 4 literary series, 2008, 16 pages.
Hippos! published by KidHaven Press, part of their Anmals Attack! series, 2003, 48 pages.
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Magazine articles include:
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YES Mag, “Canada's Science Magazine For Kids”:
“Zoo doctors” for the Sept/Oct 2003 Zoos issue;
“Möbius Magic” for the November/December 2001 Math issue.
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Odyssey, a science magazine for children 10–16:
“The Monster in my Basement” (fiction) and
“Dreamed-Up Discoveries” (nonfiction) for the January 2002 Sleep and Dreams issue.
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Activity card decks:
Chronicle Books, San Francisco: wrote card decks, about 100 words per card, for author/editor Lynn Gordon:
52 Sleepytime Rituals for Kids (2003);
52 Fun Christmas Activities (2003);
52 Great Activities with a Grandchild (2003);
52 Fun Activities for You and Your Baby (2002);
52 Fun Family Games (2001);
52 After School Projects (2001); and 26 of
52 Brain Tickling Activities for Kids (1998).
Portfolio
