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About Stephanie |
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I have published hundreds of non-fiction pieces, including articles, interviews, essays, columns, profiles, features and reviews to international magazines and newspapers and am ready to take on any assignment.! I have contributed to several books, including Facts on File Companion to the American Novel, Compendium of 20th Century Novelists and Novels and Contemporary Literary Criticism, vol. 243. As a journalist, columnist, essayist, cultural critic and lifestyle writer, I have written numerous articles for publications such as: Toronto Life, The Toronto Star, Dine.TO (Restaurant Critic and Columnist), WCities, PCWorld.ca, alive, BizMe, AMOI, 2:The Magazine for Couples, BizBash, Lifestyle BC, Muskoka, The Writer, eatdrink (Columnist), Quill & Quire, Organic Lifestyle, Suite101.com, Positively Green, The Dalhousie Review, pan (Editor & Feature Writer), New England Theatre Journal, 2Sense (Fitness Columnist & Contributor), Write Magazine (Assistant Editor & Reviews Editor), Film International Journal, Surface & Symbol (Columnist), Pages, Beyond Fitness, TIDINGS, Paste, Washington Asia Press Newspaper, Canadian Homestead, Ascent, Numb, Impact and RicePaper, to name just a few. I have over a decade of professional, journalistic experience. I have also written for: Costco Connection, Fitness Business Canada, Homemakers, Canadian Organic Growers, AbsoluteWrite.com, M/C Journal: A Journal of Media and Culture, The Antigonish Review, Riverside Quarterly (Columnist), sweetspot.ca, Anthropology Review Database, A&U: Arts and Understanding, Annex Gleaner Newspaper (Music Columnist), PopMatters.com (Associate Books Editor), EVENT: The Douglas College Review, Green Teacher: Education For Planet Earth Magazine, Canadian Literature, Canadian Woman Studies Journal, Quarterly Review of Film & Video, Writer's Journal, Seven Oaks, In the Fray, Canadian Writer’s Journal, Prairie Fire, cv2: Contemporary Verse 2, Word, GoodGirl, Hypergraphia, Atomic, The Spill, Glide, The Hole (Music Columnist), Musicworks, Retro Radar, Rinse, The Sentimentalist and Curled-Up Magazine. I have had numerous postings as columnist. For many years, I was the arts columnist and feature writer for the arts newspaper, Surface & Symbol. I have covered everything from the visual arts to architecture to product design and preservation. I am Editor and feature columnist for pan magazine. I do 4 food and restaurant columns for Dine.TO, along with feature reviews, articles and a whole column dedicated to just chef interviews. I was also the interior decorating columnist for Riverside Quarterly magazine, music columnist for The Annex Gleaner Newspaper and humour columnist for The Hole. I was asked to present a paper on popular culture and music at the Inscriptions in the Sand '05 Academic Conference in Turkey. I specialize in a number of areas, the most popular of which are listed on the navigation bar to your left. I also cover: GENERAL LIFESTYLE TOPICS "10 Resolutions For People Who Can't Make Them" to how to strengthen your relationships - Writing about the everyday issues that affect out lives is what drives me - what not to say at work, how you can have your favourite desserts and not gain weight, and what questions to ask your doctor at your next appointment are on the minds of readers and I am here to address them. HEALTH Health and nutrition is of utmost importance to me and so, I try and write about it as much as possible. Food labeling, how to pack more nutrients into your lunch on the run, and yoga moves you can do while stuck at that 3-day conference are just some of the topics that I cover. I am also a certified and trained fitness instructor, though I am not teaching at this time. Everything You Wanted to Know About Personal Lubricants ENVIRONMENT/GREEN ISSUES Whether it’s searching for bamboo flooring, or trying to get a t-shirt that has been ethically made, I seek out the very best in green and environmentally sound products and pass the knowledge onto you. Going Green: Organics in Restaurants TECHNOLOGY Being a gadget freak and constantly on the search for the latest and greatest products, I can be counted on to find what you are looking for. TRAVEL Writing about Hemingway in Cuba and the penis shrines in Kyoto is just a hint of what I have covered in my travel writing. BOOK REVIEWS - Please click on Art & Culture for more information and Writing Samples for some of my reviews that are posted online. JOURNALISM Covering such hot topics as Jerry Falwell's speech about Islam, viewer discretion adviseries and the Nigeria email scam have showcased my journalistic abilities. I am available to write articles, interviews, essays, columns, profiles, features, and reviews for your publication. CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, COPYWRITING & COMMERCIAL WRITING I am available to write and/or edit your corporate newsletter or contribute to your companies website, along with any supporting materials or advertising copy. Please contact me with your request. If you require further information, please don't hesitate to contact me. I am looking for book contracts, writing projects and opportunities to write columns and essays for magazines, newspapers or websites. Here are just a few of my credentials: INTERVIEWS/FEATURES OF STEPHANIE DICKISON Interviewed for Renegade Writers Website – May 2006 Website and blog featured on Writers Gazette Website – April 2006 Helen Ginger’s Doing it Write! Newsletter featured Website and blog – April 2006 ACADEMIC WRITING Essay "So Many Books, So Little Time” accepted into "Scan" issue of M/C Journal: A Journal of Media and Culture - Australia - July 2005 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Guest Speaker - Graduate Diploma & Certificate Students in Public Relations at McGill University - Promoting Yourself as a Writer - February 2008 Guest speaker at Journalism Symposium: Storytelling As Journalism - A conversation with Stephanie Dickison, Clifton Joseph, Tim Knight and Metta Spencer – April 2007 Guest Speaker at Intro to Journalism class: “The Business of Freelance Writing” – Beverly Bowen/Ryerson University – April 2006. Developed writing workshops and teach them throughout the year. Taught Writing for Magazines at Artists Garden Cooperative – July 2006 Literacy Tutor – Taught adults to read and write through the Ontario Literacy Coalition. EDITING EXPERIENCE Editor for pan magazine. Edited computer history manuscript – February 2005. Edited 16-page newsletter for the Office of Tibet - July 2000. Edited writing pieces of all lengths, styles, and levels for Write Magazine and PopMatters.com ASSOCIATIONS/AFFILIATIONS Member of TravelWriters.com since 2008 Voting Member of National Book Critics Circle since 2007 Canadian Association of Journalists Member since 2004 Member of Writer’s Marketing Association since 2005 Member of Urban Music Association of Canada since 2004 Voting Member for Winter Music Conference 2005 – Cast Voting Ballot for Independent Dance Music Awards since 2004 Stitches Magazine Editorial Advisor since 2004 Member of Canadian Arts Network since 2004 Access Copyright Affiliate Member since 2002 Member of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority since 2006 Voting Member for Canadian Music Week - Cast Voting Ballot for CMW Industry Awards since February 2002 Member of Toronto Arts Coalition Council since 2002 Recipe Tester for The Good Home Cookbook – 2006 Member of the Endangered Fish Alliance since 2006 Writer’s Directory Member since 2006 Certified Fitness Instructor since 1999 EDUCATION Creative Writing & Communications. George Brown College
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