PWAC Victoria: Sid Tafler, Author Profile

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Sid Tafler

Net B.C. Publishing Ltd.
121 Howe Street, Victoria, B.C., Canada V8V 4K5
Phone: (250) 381-4244
Fax: (250) 381-4255
Email: stafler@netbc.com

I am a consultant, producer, researcher and writer with a wide range of skills and interests. My work includes communications, Internet strategy, project management, event planning and policy development. I am goal-directed, determined to achieve results quickly and efficiently. My primary interests are the quality of my work and the satisfaction of clients.

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
Selected Periodical Credits

"Old Man in the New World," Monday Magazine, June 1, 2000. A battle erupts over a very old skeleton as the search for the first human beings in North America points to the west coast. 2001 Western Magazine Awards winner, Science, Technology and Medicine category.
"Testing the Online Tower of Babel," Localwave, Aug. 1999. How I tripped on my tongue trying to leap the language barriers with a Web translator.
"Who was Reena Virk?," Saturday Night, Apr. 1998. Profile of a teenage girl who was murdered by her "friends."
"Fringe from the Inside," Monday Magazine, Aug. 27, 1998. A first-person account of writing and producing a Fringe play.
"Fishing for Sardines," Globe and Mail, Aug. 21, 1998. B.C. sports fishermen look for alternatives to salmon--including huge blue shark and tiny sardines (from my monthly column in the Globe's Provinces section).
"Patrick Moore's War of Words," Globe and Mail, May 2, 1998. A long-time ecologist defects to the timber industry and sees no contradiction.
"Guess Who's Guilty But Still Talking," Globe and Mail, Provinces section, July 10, 1998. The made-for-movies world of Gillian Guess, Canada's most famous juror.
"Patronage and the PM's Stock Deal," Globe and Mail, Provinces section, Mar. 13, 1998. The Prime Minister appoints a senator who helped him make a quick $45,000 profit on a stock flip--a story that drew front-page headlines across the country.
Related Areas of Expertise
~ Editing ~ Lecturing/Public Speaking ~ Manuscript Evaluation ~ Photography/Photojournalism ~ Radio Broadcasting/Production (broadcasting) ~ Teaching/Training ~
Staff/Contract Experience

Editor, Monday Magazine, alternative newsweekly, Victoria, B.C., 1988-95.
Sessional instructor, University of Victoria, 1985-88.
Reporter, Assistant City Editor, Calgary Herald, 1974-79.
Achievements

Western Magazine Awards winner 2001, Science, Technology and Medicine category for "Old Man in the New World," Monday Magazine article.
Citation for Outstanding Canadian Reporting, Centre for Investigative Journalism, 1986.
Writer-in-Residence, Nonfiction, Festival of the Written Arts, Sechelt, B.C., 1987.
National President (first from western Canada), Periodical Writers Association of Canada, 1987.
B.C. and Yukon Community Newspapers Award for Historical Writing, 1991.
Canadian Community Newspapers Premier Award for National Editorial, 1994.
B.C. and Yukon Community Newspapers Award for Historical Writing, 1994.
Judge, B.C. Book Awards, 1995.
Expertise by Subject
~ Archaeology ~ Arts/Culture/Entertainment ~ Business/Finance ~ Environment/Nature ~ Internet ~ Natural Resources ~ Politics and Government ~ Travel/Tourism ~
Expertise by Type of Writing
~ Feature Articles ~ Interviews/Profiles ~ Investigative Journalism ~ Reviews ~ Travel Writing ~

Sid Tafler

Last updated: June 26, 2001 http://www.islandnet.com/pwacvic/tafler00.html