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Paula Wild  writing sample
4847 Dundas Road, Courtenay, B.C., Canada V9N 5Y2
Phone: (250) 338-7740
Fax: (250) 338-7340
Email: paulawild@shaw.ca

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What editors say about my work: "Imaginative, always on time, well researched, an easy, informative read." I am a full-time freelance writer with over 20 years experience in periodical writing.
      I have written hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles and have also done research, writing and editing for corporate, educational, non-profit institutions and government agencies. What I enjoy most about writing is the challenge of learning about different subjects and working on a variety of projects.

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Topics of Current Interest
  • Health
  • History
  • Travel
  • Crime
Selected Periodical Credits
  • "With Axe and Saw," The Beaver, June/July 2005. Retired hand-logger, author and logging historian, Bus Griffiths, documents old-time logging in a series of paintings.
  • "Weena: Thomas McIlwraith among the Bella Coola," The Beaver, Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005. Pioneer anthropologist Thomas McIlwraith did more than observe--he participated--even when he shouldn't have.
  • "Your Aching Joints," Reader's Digest, Feb. 2004. Baby boomers are swelling the ranks of those needing hip and knee replacements. Here's what you need to know about joint health.
  • "Never Too Late to Get Fit," Reader's Digest, Feb. 2003. You don't have to be flabby and sluggish the rest of your life--but only you can make the change.
  • "Smoke on the Silver Screen," cover story, Secondwind, a publication of the Alberta Lung Association, Summer 2001. How the use of tobacco in the movie industry influences youth in North America.
Book Credits
  • One River, Two Cultures: A History of the Bella Coola Valley, Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, 2004.
  • Sointula: Island Utopia, Harbour Publishing, Maderia Park, 1995.
Other Writing Credits
  • Comox Valley Visitor's Guide.
  • North Island College annual report.
  • Strait Talk, B.C. Ferries newsletter for Northern Gulf Islands.
  • Newsletter, Comox Valley Airport Commission.
Related Areas of Expertise
~ Editing ~ Newsletters ~ Research ~
Staff/Contract Experience
  • Comox by the Sea, twice-a-year newspaper supplement for the Comox Valley Record, ongoing.
  • Arts & Entertainment writer for the Comox Valley Record, 1989 to present.
  • Text, research, photographs and aural tapes for new exhibits highlighting the central coast of British Columbia and Sointula at the Museum of Civilization.
  • Prepared a series of aural history tapes for British Columbia Archives, 1987.
Achievements
  • Multiple Sclerosis John Alexander Media Award for "On a Mission for Life," Infocus Magazine, July 1999.
  • Canada Council Grant to research the Nuxalk oolachen fishery in Bella Coola, 1997.
  • British Columbia Historical Federation Certificate of Merit for Sointula: Island Utopia, 1995.
Expertise by Subject
~ Health/Medicine ~ History ~ Travel/Tourism ~
Expertise by Type of Writing
~ Corporate/Government Communications ~ Feature Articles ~ Interviews/Profiles ~ Investigative Journalism ~ Medical Writing ~ Popular History ~ Report Writing ~ Reviews ~ Travel Writing ~

Paula Wild
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