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This is a guide to all Author Profiles currently available for PWAC Victoria members.
Short excerpts from the Author Profiles are included below, as
well as links to writing samples.
- Acs, Carolyn Ashmore
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Boating/marine-related adventures and experiences
- * Lighthouses: history and current
- * Travel--anywhere, everywhere
- * Tourism and how it impacts on the hospitality industry
- * Pets and travelling
- * B.C. history
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Photography/Photojournalism (I always submit photographs to accompany my articles where applicable) ~ Research ~ Teaching/Training ~ Business/Restaurants ~
- Backhouse, Frances
- Expertise by Subject
- ~ Environment/Nature ~ Gardening ~ History ~ Science ~
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Editing ~
- Ballard, Barbara
- Baran, Paul
- Barclay, Pat
- Barnett, Alastair
- Bateman, Jeff
- Bennett, Paul
- Blackstone, Pam
- Topics of Current Interest
- * The Internet
- * Marketing and public relations
- * Feminism and social issues
- * Education and training
- * Gardening and travel
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Marketing/Promotion ~ Newsletters ~ Teaching/Training ~ Web Site Design ~ Research ~
- Bowen, Dick
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Wine and winemakers
- * Recreation and travel
- Boyes, Margaret
- Clark, Liz
- Cronin, Lynda
- Douglas, Ian
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Changes in the B.C. forest industry
- * Future of salmon farming in B.C.
- * Adventure travel
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Photography/Photojournalism ~ Research ~ Teaching/Training ~ Underwater Videographer ~
- Engst, Dorothy Jeanne
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Life
- * Humour and Satire
- * Family and Parenting
- * Sex
- * Intuitive
- Fayle, Thelma
- Forrest, David
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Business trends
- * Science and technology trends
- * Social trends
- * Environmental issues
- * Accelerating change and the emerging future
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Editing ~ Lecturing/Public Speaking ~ Research ~ Online publishing ~
- Forster, Lorraine
- Freeman, Patty
- Topics of Current Interest
- * The decline in Pacific salmon stocks
- * British Columbia parklands
- * Five wineries on Vancouver Island
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Editing ~ Marketing/Promotion ~ Research ~ Teaching/Training ~
- Gibson, Katherine
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Lifestyle trends
- * Profiles
- * Alternate transportation
- * Social issues pertaining to girls and women
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Editing ~ Lecturing/Public Speaking ~ Marketing/Promotion ~ Newsletters ~ Teaching/Training (writing skills) ~
- Grant, Peter
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Vancouver Island history
- * Geography and tourism
- * Genealogy
- * Social and literary history of the Beat Generation
- * Vintage postcards
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Editing ~ Newsletters ~ Photography/Photojournalism ~ Research ~ Teaching/Training ~
- Green, Valerie
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Family histories
- * Seniors' housing
- * Women's health issues
- * What's happening in the theatre world
- * Local and regional history
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Editing ~ Newsletters ~ Research ~
- Hancock, Lyn
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, western Canada, Australia
- * Kayaking and river rafting
- * Wildlife
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Editing ~ Marketing/Promotion ~ Photography/Photojournalism ~ Research ~ Lecturing/Public Speaking ~ Audiovisual Presentations ~
- Herzog, Lawrence
- Hoffman, Kitty
- Johnstone, Bill
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Research on perceptions of Asian communities in the region
- * Editing for legislative committees on aboriginal affairs, child services, etc.
- * Editing Forest Practices Code guidebooks
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Editing ~ Research ~ Teaching/Training ~ Newsletters ~
- Kaiser, Gary
- Kennedy, Liv
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Yachting vacations and lifestyles around the world
- * History of coastal B.C. and Alaska
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Photography/Photojournalism ~ Radio Broadcasting/Production ~ Teaching/Training ~
- Koppel, Tom
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Soft adventure, maritime and island travel
- * Pacific coastal archaeology
- * Fuel cells and renewable energy
- * B.C. coastal history and heritage
- * Science, nature and the environment
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Photography/Photojournalism ~ Research ~ Teaching/Training (feature and travel writing courses) ~ Translation (German to English) ~ Languages (fluent German, fair but rusty Russian, some Spanish, some French) ~
- Lynam, Lisa
- Martin, Susan
- McCrimmon, Marilyn
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Fitness
- * Horses
- * Women's health
- * Women at mid-life
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Teaching/Training ~
- Morphet, Suzanne
- Mortimore, George
- Motz, Shelley
- Neering, Rosemary
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Women's lives, past and present
- * Western Canada, particularly British Columbia travel and heritage
- * Food, drink, gardening and related travel
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Editing ~ Manuscript Evaluation ~ Newsletters ~ Mentoring ~ Family Histories ~
- Page, M. Beth
- Pearson, Carole
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Personal profiles
- * Local history
- * Work place issues
- * Environmental concerns
- * International social justice
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Editing ~ Newsletters ~ Research ~
- Pettinger, April
- Pirquet, KT
- Preston, Dave
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Travel and tourism
- * Beverages: beer and wine: brewing and drinking natural beers and wines
- * Humorous comment--on life, politics, popular culture . .
- * Speeches and scripts.
- Pridgeon, Steve
- Quinn, Robyn
- Spencer, Hope
- Spong, Paul
- Stewart, Barbara
- Stewart, Heather
- Storr, Tonya
- Sullivan, Erin
- Tafler, Sid
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Web content and commerce
- * New media
- * Investment
- * Aboriginal issues, art, history and pre-history
- * Canadian politics from a western perspective
- * British Columbia politics, environment, resources and current affairs
- * Travel in British Columbia
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Editing ~ Lecturing/Public Speaking ~ Manuscript Evaluation ~ Photography/Photojournalism ~ Radio Broadcasting/Production (broadcasting) ~ Teaching/Training ~
- Vanderlinden, Kathy
- Vanderpol, Johanna
- Walker, Ann Graham
- Weiss, Star
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Probation/parole and sentencing of violent offenders
- * Multiculturalism in action (raising cross-cultural awareness)
- * Exploring B.C.'s out-of-doors
- * Aboriginal adult education and healing
- * Individuals who are out of the mainstream (e.g., monastic nuns, psychiatric patients)
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Editing (cookbooks) ~ TV/Film Broadcasting/Production ~ Photography/Photojournalism ~ Media Relations ~ Teaching/Training/Workshop Presenter ~ Lecturing/Public Speaking ~
- White, Joyce LaVerne
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Pet care and training
- * Restoration of Margaret Mitchell House, Atlanta
- * Vacation travel, with special interest in sailing and Caribbean locations
- * Instructional writing
- * Family issues
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Editing ~ Photography/Photojournalism ~ Research ~ Teaching/Training ~
- Whittington, Bruce
- Wild, Paula
- Topics of Current Interest
- * Health
- * History
- * Travel
- * Crime
- Some Areas of Expertise
- ~ Editing ~ Newsletters ~ Research ~
- Wilkinson, Linda
- Young, Cameron
- Zell, Candice W. L.
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