Social Media/Non-commercial Online Content, Marketing & Outreach Freelance social media & outreach (since 2009, ongoing) - including blogging, Twitter, Linked-in & others - adding non-commercial web content and other online activities to support website traffic, including exposure to the traffic I create from my own blog. (individual projects by contract - two ongoing clients include Matapa Music & Arts Organization & African Women Acting) www.artandculturemaven.com (since 2009, ongoing) - my own social media network including a blog talking about arts & culture in Toronto, NYC and beyond, a Twitter at AnyaArtsMaven, Linked-in and more - typically traffic fluctuates between 19,000 and 26,000 pageviews per month. See sample portfolio Ghost Writing Book manuscripts - non-fiction manuscripts for Burman Books, various clients/writers, since 2012 (ongoing) Editorial - print & internet Freelance editing & communications consulting - various clients, 2004 to present (ongoing), including full length fiction and non fiction manuscripts, reports, letters and other documents for individuals, businesses, and non profit organizations. (Clients include www.burmanbooks.com, Sacha Sexual Assault Centre among others) Main Street, Hamilton, ON - 2004, 2005 on the editorial committee to select works of fiction and poetry to be published in an anthology featuring students and faculty from the McMaster Creative Writing Certificate Program. broken pencil magazine, Toronto, ON - from October 2000 to April 2001, Visual Arts Editor/Columnist; responsible for coverage of independent arts scene, column, profile/interview and short reviews each issue, also recruiting new writers. hamilton.701.com - June 1999 to August 2000, Topic Manager, Sports; recruiting and editing sports content, links to other sites, image manipulation, some articles including all Tiger-Cat coverage. id Magazine, Guelph, ON - May 1998 to January 1999, Hamilton City Editor; on a weekly basis, coverage of local issues, profiles of Hamilton ‘personalities’ of note, updating music listings, arts & entertainment and non-profit events column, PR function. (sample) Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, ON - January to December 1997, part of editorial committee selecting poetry and short fiction to be published in paper.   Publishing credits listed separately - see links below

Corporate/Commercial Writing - print & internet Freelance copywriting & corporate communications - various clients, (2007 to present - ongoing), including business reports and documents, webpages, corporate blogs and entire website contents A major specialty in retail website copy - major national client along with various small businesses, regularly from June 2006 to February 2009 & occasionally from 2010 to 2011, including product descriptions, supplementary and explanatory materials for a very wide range of consumer products 701.com Corp - January to May 2000 (contractual), consulting re: internet outsourcing opportunities and other special projects See sample portfolio Teaching Teaching award: Certificate of Apprecation from Niagara College for 'Special recognition of quality instructional support and merit to online students' for the 2011/12 academic year  (Credit Courses) Durham College, Distance Education, Oshawa, ON - since 2011, teaching an online course called Writing for the Web (offered on line to college students throughout Ontario through OntarioLearn), designed this offering. Niagara College, Continuing Education, Welland, ON - since 2001, teaching an online course called Writing for Publication I  and since 2004, Writing for Publication II (offered on line to college students throughout Ontario through OntarioLearn). Mohawk College, Distance Education, Hamilton, ON - since 2007, designed & teaching an online course in Romance Writing, and beginning 2008, Travel Writing (offered on line to college students throughout Ontario through OntarioLearn), designed both offerings. McMaster University, Centre for Continuing Education, Hamilton, ON  - 1997 to 2007, p/t Instructor; designed and teach Newspaper/Magazine Writing and Publishing*/** and Style, Syntax & Self-Editing**, and three workshops, Online Writing Workshop, Promotions Basics for Writers,and Research Techniques.  (*wrote accompanying text/booklet, ** also designed on line version - the programme ran from 1997 to early 2008) (Non Credit Courses) Brock University, Continuing Education, St. Catharines, ON – occasional 2006-2008, teaching a general interest course in freelancing called Writing for Magazines & Newspapers (occasional - designed this offering).