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Valerie Green  writing sample
4451 Majestic Drive, Victoria, B.C., Canada V8N 3H6
Phone: (250) 477-7438
Fax: (250) 721-2362
Email: valerie_green@telus.net

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Writing is my obsession. I have covered a wide spectrum of topics through the years but have always returned to my first love--historical writing. I welcome both writing and editorial assignments, and I offer a variety of literary services. I describe myself as "an old-fashioned writer" where the clarity and purpose of the written word are still more important to me than the newfangled jargon of the modern electronic "on-line" world, a part of which we have all been forced to become.

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Topics of Current Interest
  • Family histories
  • Seniors' housing
  • Women's health issues
  • What's happening in the theatre world
  • Local and regional history
Selected Periodical Credits
  • "The Abbeyfield Phenomenon," Today's Seniors, Mar. 1995. An alternative form of housing for seniors.
  • "Actress Margaret Martin Still Smells the Greasepaint," Maturity, May/June 1994. Feature article on local actress.
  • "Goliath of the Wilderness," Up-Here: Life in Canada's North, Feb./Mar. 1993. Historical account of Herbert Hanley Hall, arctic trader and pioneer.
  • "The Bloom Never Goes Off the Rose," Victoria Times Colonist, Islander section, Mar. 26, 1995. A brief history of the rose, with some local interest thrown in.
  • "Twenty-five Years of Christmas Magic," Victoria Times Colonist, Islander section, Dec. 24, 1995. Local feature.
  • "Before the Balls were Over," Victoria Times Colonist, Islander section, Jan. 21, 1996. Tracing the social activity of early Victoria's upper class (excerpt from my latest book).
Book Credits
  • Excelsior! The Story of the Todd Family, Orca Book Publishers, 1990. Salmon canning dynasty, family genealogy; softcover, 139 pp., archival photographs.
  • No Ordinary People: Victoria's Mayors since 1862, Beach Holme Publishers, 1992. History of Victoria's mayors; softcover, 277 pp., indexed, illustrated.
  • Above Stairs: Social Life in Upper Class Victoria, 1843-1918, Sono Nis Press, 1995. Social life and customs of upper-class families; softcover, 205 pp., indexed, archival photographs.
  • The Vantreights: A Daffodil Dynasty, GAV Publishing, Victoria, B.C., 1997.
  • The Delicate Line, Elmtree Publishing, Vancouver, B.C., 1998. Mystery-suspense audio book.
  • Upstarts & Outcasts: Victoria's Not-So-Proper Past, Touchwood Editions, imprint of Horsdal & Schubart, Victoria, B.C., 2000.
Other Writing Credits
  • Columnist, "Herstory," Focus on Women: profiles of interesting women in B.C.'s history, 1990-1992.
  • Columnist, "Pages from the Past," Saanich News: local history column, 1991-ongoing.
Related Areas of Expertise
~ Editing ~ Newsletters ~ Research ~
Qualifications
  • Educated in England, Advance Level Credits in English Literature, History
  • Journalism and Short Story Writing Diplomas, Regent Institute of Journalism, London, England
Expertise by Subject
~ Aging/Seniors ~ Arts/Culture/Entertainment ~ Business/Finance ~ Family/Parenting/Children ~ Heritage ~ History ~ Lifestyle ~ Recreation/Leisure ~ Writing/Literature ~
Expertise by Type of Writing
~ Biography/Autobiography ~ Feature Articles ~ Humour/Satire ~ Interviews/Profiles ~ Travel Writing ~ Popular History ~

Valerie Green
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