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Rosemary Neering  writing sample
4170 Cedar Hill Road, Victoria, B.C., Canada V8N 3C4
Phone: (250) 477-7032
Fax: (250) 477-8892
Email: rneering@shaw.ca

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A full-time freelance writer for over 20 years, I pride myself on making my living from my craft. I deliver well-written, intelligent, intelligible prose, on time and to the specifications agreed upon. As the author of more than 30 books for adults, teens and children, I am a skilled mentor and book coach for those who want to write and publish.

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Topics of Current Interest
  • Women's lives, past and present
  • Western Canada, particularly British Columbia travel and heritage
  • Food, drink, gardening and related travel
Selected Periodical Credits
  • "Ghosts on the Old Gold Trail," Beautiful British Columbia, Fall 2001. Past and present on British Columbia's first gold-rush road.
  • "The Real Boreal," Beautiful British Columbia, Winter 2000. B.C.'s forgotten northern forest.
  • "The Kispiox Way," Beautiful British Columbia, Summer 2000. Visit to a little-known valley in northwestern British Columbia, where a fierce independence underlies both history and the present.
  • "Cows, Quilts and Corn Dogs: Going to the Armstrong Fair," The Traveller, Beautiful British Columbia, Summer 2000, with photographs by the author. A whimsical look at that most central of rural experiences: the country fair.
  • "Discovering the Unknown Coast," Beautiful British Columbia, Spring 1997. Adventure on B.C.'s central coast.
  • "Eating Up Vancouver Island," Beautiful British Columbia, Fall 1995. Eating and drinking from the farmgate and roadside stand.
Book Credits
  • Wild West Women: Travellers, Adventurers and Rebels, Whitecap Books, Vancouver, 2000. Travellers, adventurers and rebels, the women of the wild west lived unusual, determined and sometimes raucous lives. Winner, VanCity book prize, 2001. Double-shortlisted, British Columbia Book Prizes, 2001.
  • The New Victoria Walking Guide, Whitecap Books, Vancouver, 2001.
  • Over Canada (with co-author), Beautiful British Columbia, Vancouver, 1999.
  • Facing Changes, Finding Freedom: Canadian Women at Midlife, with co-author, Whitecap Books, Vancouver, 1996.
  • Backroading Vancouver Island, Whitecap Books, Vancouver, 1996.
  • A Traveller's Guide to Historic British Columbia, Whitecap Books, Vancouver, 1993.
  • Down the Road: Journeys through Small-Town British Columbia, Whitecap Books, Vancouver, 1991.
  • A further ten trade books for adults, 1989-2002.
  • Author or co-author of more than twenty text and trade books for teens and children, on Canadian history, social studies, biography.
Related Areas of Expertise
~ Editing ~ Manuscript Evaluation ~ Newsletters ~ Mentoring ~ Family Histories ~
Staff/Contract Experience
  • Visiting lecturer, Department of Creative Writing, University of Victoria, 1991-92.
  • Editor, alumni magazine, University of Victoria, 1986-1990.
  • Writer/editor, Beautiful British Columbia, 1975-79.
Qualifications
  • B.A., English and History
  • French-language diploma
  • Spanish skills
Achievements
  • Co-chair, Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency board of directors, 1999-2001.
  • National President, Periodical Writers Association of Canada, 1991-92.
  • B.C. Book Prizes nonfiction award, 1992, for Down the Road: Journeys through Small-Town British Columbia.
  • VanCity book prize, 2001, for Wild West Women. Shortlisted, nonfiction and booksellers' choice awards, B.C. Book Prizes, 2001.
Expertise by Subject
~ Environment/Nature ~ Gender Issues ~ Heritage ~ History ~ Lifestyle ~ Recreation/Leisure ~ Social Issues ~ Travel/Tourism ~ Food and Drink ~
Expertise by Type of Writing
~ Corporate/Government Communications ~ Educational/Instructional Writing ~ Feature Articles ~ Interviews/Profiles ~ Popular History ~ Report Writing ~ Travel Writing ~ Writing for Children/Teens ~ Family History Writing ~ Institutional History Writing ~

Rosemary Neering
writing sample

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