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Dave Preston  writing sample
White Rose Consulting Inc.
271 Dutnall Road, Victoria, B.C., Canada V9C 4B4
Phone: (250) 474-1874
Email: davepreston@yahoo.com
Website: White Rose

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Still here, still writing, still happy.

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Topics of Current Interest
  • Travel and tourism on Vancouver Island
  • The beer and wine industries: brewing and drinking natural beers and wines
  • Humorous comment--on life, politics, popular culture . . .
Selected Periodical Credits
  • "Fare Comment," Monday Magazine A food and drink column. Three samples: 1 2 3.
  • All editorial content for B.C. Travel and Tourism, Visitor Publications, 1994-.
  • "Blood Sweat & Shears," The Island Grower, 1988-90. Humour column.
  • "Farmer's Daughter: It's the Three Voices," Victoria News Group, Weekend Edition, Oct. 1997. A review of a hot Canadian Country band.
  • Over 250 various pieces, from Reader's Digest to Smithsonian to Toronto Star to National Enquirer.
Book Credits
  • All is Bright - A Yorkshire Lad's Christmas, White Rose Content, 2007. It’s how Christmas used to be – real, fun, and real funny. We like it! - BBC Radio. Brutally honest, charmingly funny! - CBC Radio
  • Rails & Rooms: A Timeless Canadian Journey, Whitecap Books, 2001. Join Dave as he rides the ribbon of steel on a 5,000-mile journey from coast to coast. This cross-Canada travelogue takes a humorous but informative look at Canadian railways and the heritage hotels that were built along them. Softcover, 256 pages, black-and-white photographs.
  • The Story of Butchart Gardens, Highline Publishing, 1996.
  • The Great Canadian Book of Lists, Dundurn Press, 1999, contributor.
  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Canadian History, Prentice-Hall Canada, 1997, contributor.
  • North West Best Places, Saskwatch Publishing, 1992-1994. Travel Guide, contributor.
  • Prickly Pears and Puppy Dogs, 1986. Poetry anthology.
Other Writing Credits
  • Various local, provincial, and federal government jobs
  • Various corporate jobs
Special Writing Expertise
  • Playwriting (four plays produced).
  • Radio (various broadcasts, comedy scripts).
  • Songwriting (written and performed for albums and music videos: Figures At Dawn, 1985; Heartland, 1986; Rave Revues, 1987).
  • Musical satire (songwriting and performing, various, 1982-).
Expertise by Subject
~ Arts/Culture/Entertainment ~ Environment/Nature ~ Family/Parenting/Children ~ Food and Drink ~ Heritage ~ History ~ Lifestyle ~ Recreation/Leisure ~ Travel/Tourism ~ Writing/Literature ~
Expertise by Type of Writing
~ Biography/Autobiography ~ Feature Articles ~ Ghost Writing ~ Humour/Satire ~ Reviews ~ Script Writing ~ Speech Writing ~ Travel Writing ~

Dave Preston
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