Professional writer since the age of 18. Published in Saturday Night, the Toronto Star, the Chicago Tribune, Canadian Living, and Vancouver magazine, among many others. Winner of two National Magazine Awards (for a co-authored article) and two-time finalist at the Western Magazine Awards. Third-place winner of ARC’s international poetry contest for “How to Win at Rummy.” Winner of the Children’s Literature Association Graduate Essay prize for “The Boondocks and the Symbolic Frontier.” Self-published author of children’s picture book Denumb Your Bum! Songwriter and singer. PhD in biophilia and sociobiology in children’s literature.