Writing Resume
Writing Projects and Publications
Poetry
- Bordelines Anthology (Ascent Aspirations Publishing)
- Ray Burrell Poetry Contest (Ottawa Valley Writers Guild), First Prize and publication in The Grist Mill
- Contemporary Verse 2
- Shaunt Basmajian Poetry Contest , Canadian Poetry Association, secondary prize winner
- Contributor to Judith’s Table
Fiction
- Rent- Controlled Kafka, Honourable Mention, Grimm Magazine Short Fiction Competition
- Grant Recipient, Ontario Arts Council, Short Fiction: Out of a Suitcase
Children’s Literature
- And Then, Honourable Mention, Writer’s Digest Children’s Writing Competition
- Writer’s Union of Canada Children’s Writing Competition: Katy with a “Y (Semi-finalist), That’s What They Said (Finalist), And Then (Semi-finalist), Brutus, the Wishing Chihuahua (Semi-finalist)
- Grant Recipient, Ontario Arts Council: Thinkaboutit: Philosophy for Children
Creative Non-Fiction·
- Contributor to Six Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak, Harper Perennial
- How I Ate a Wheelchair: A Lesson in Charity, Exceed Magazine
- Is It Time To Give Modern Day Pirates a Moral “Break”?, www.soulscode.com
- Gross! The Great Unifier of the Human Collective, www.soulscode.com
- Where “Snot Boy”, “Dogma” and the Dalai Lama Meet, www.soulscode.com
- God is in the Details: Mysticism for the Cosmically Clueless, www.soulscode.com
- Revisiting the Purity Cookbook, The Grist Mill, 2005 (3rd place in Larry Turner Contest, Valley Writers Guild)
- Mom’s the Word: Musings on Being Childless, Thirdspace
- She’s So Funny, article on feminist humour, www.ireadromance.com
- Personal blog (http://amysanomalies1.blogspot.com)
Articles
- Straight from the Student’s Mouth, Global Study Magazine
- The Best of Both Worlds: Combining Theory and Practice in Canadian Education, Global Study Magazine
- Education Outside the Canadian Classroom, Global Study Magazine
- Cultural Canada, Global Study Magazine
- Where the Students Are: Homestay in Canada, Global Study Magazine
- Post- Secondary Scholarships in Canada: Not Just For Citizens, Global Study Magazine
- Canada Coast to Coast, Global Study Magazine
Academic Papers
- Advantages of Ambiguity: The Moral Philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir (Master’s Thesis)
- Beyond Sensation: Epicurean Notions of Pleasure, published in McMaster University Courseware
Marketing Materials
- Copywriting for Studio Pinpoint
- Copywriting for Southern Ontario College
- Patient guide and marketing material for Advanced Orthodynamics Inc.
Educational Materials
- Instructional Materials for 4-H Ontario
- Philosophy lesson planning with online software components, Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement
- Assisted, Interactive Online Training (white paper co-written with Ben Zimmer, Enable Training and Consulting)
- Various technical and educational resources for adult learners, Summit Learning Centres
- A Guide to University Applications in Canada, manual for international students in Ontario secondary schools
Reviews
701.com
- The Translator, by Daoud Hari (Book Review)
- The Sexual Paradox, by Susan Pinker (Book Review)
- Kappa Child by Hiromi Goto (Book Review)
- The Way the Crow Flies by Anne Marie MacDonald (Book Review)
- Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss (Book Review)
- Sweep Lotus by Mark Zuehlke (Book Review)
- My Kind of Evil by JW Jones Blues Band (CD Review)
- Rewind by Ricky Fante (CD Review)
- Shall We Dance Soundtrack (CD Review)
- Villanelle by Paul Riddick (CD Review)
- Tarig Abubakar and the Afronubians Live (CD Review)
- Atom Bomb by The Blind Boys of Alabama (CD Review)
- Les Amants du Saint-Laurent by Le Vent du Nord (CD Review)
Monkeybiz.ca
- Feels Like Home by Norah Jones (CD Review)
- Mind, Body and Soul by Joss Stone (CD Review)
- Made Me Glad by Firefly (Feature CD Review)
- Simply Put by Erin Carpenter (CD Review)
- Surrender Dorothy by Alana Davis (CD Review)
- Campfire by Melwood Cutlery (CD Review)
- Grievance and Gratitude by Layah Jane (CD Review)
- The Cuban Collection by Omara Portuondo (CD Review)
- The Magic Numbers (debut album, CD Review)
- The Debut (DVD Review)-Jersey Girl (Movie Review)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Movie Review)
- 50 First Dates (Movie Review)
- Garden State (Movie Review)
- Dodgeball (Feature Movie Review)
- Mean Girls (Feature Movie Review)
- The Lady Killers (Feature Movie Review)
- Shaun of the Dead (Feature Movie Review)
- I Heart Huckabees (Feature Movie Review)
Book Reviews for Canadian Literature Magazine
-Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb
-Seduction by Catherine Gildiner
Review of Questing France, by Marilyn Barnicke Belleghem, for Quest Publishing
Philosophy Textbook Material Review, Oxford University Press, Canada
Humber College Humanities Textbook Committee, Article Critiques