Experience

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  Bungalo Books/Pokeweed Press

  • Book and Periodical Publishing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Author

    • Jun 2021 - Present

    I have recently finished "Beyond Juno Beach," a young-adult non-fiction book (illustrated) about a Canadian soldier's experience during the Second World War. Growing up poor during the Depression, he joined up in 1942 at age 19 and took part in the liberation of Europe. He served with the Sherbrooke Fusiliers, one of Canada's armoured regiments that took part in some of the allies' toughest fighting. It is the story of just one of the thousands of ordinary Canadians who found themselves doing extraordinary things during the war.Other ongoing projects include an illustrated celebration of independent travel.

  • Publisher/editorial director

    • Jul 1986 - Present

    Bungalo Books is now an iBook publisher of both illustrated non-fiction for adults and children's picture books. It is phasing out its print books in favour of e-tablets, primarily Apple's iPad.In November 2012, Bungalo released "Everest: High Expectations" by Pat Morrow and Sharon Wood. That was followed by its New Reader series of picture books designed to help children learn to read.I created the company in partnership with illustrator/author John Bianchi while still working at Camden House Books. Together, John and I produced 37 children’s books for children preschool to grade eight. I authored 24 of the titles and functioned as publisher and editorial director. Our sales are approaching two million copies with an average sale of 50,000 copies per title. Best known titles include: The Adventures of Bug and Frogger (novel series), MortimerMooner Stopped Taking a Bath, Snowed in at Pokeweed Public School and Treasure Island with Lots of Dogs.

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  Frank B. Edwards Editorial Consulting

  • Kingston, Ontario, Canada

  • Editorial Consultant

    • Oct 2016 - Present
    • Kingston, Ontario, Canada

    I am currently accepting short term contracts to writing, editing, planning and publishing. After decades of work as a journalist, editor and publishing director, I can deliver any English language services needed by large or small organizations for publications, speeches, websites and apps. Duri...

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  The Writers Union of Canada

  • Member

    • 1995 - Present

    In 2010, I was co-chair of TWUC's AGM committee.In 2013, I served on a panel discussing the future of e-book publishing.

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  I Am HCMC magazine (Innovo Corp.)

  • District 3, HCMC, Vietnam

  • Education reporter

    • Dec 2016 - Jun 2018
    • District 3, HCMC, Vietnam

    I wrote monthly stories and columns profiling interesting personalities on Ho Chi Minh City's education scene. I worked on pieces about the Canadian principal of the innovative SOUL Performing arts academy, the CEO of Saigon Children's Charity dedicated to educating the underprivileged, t...

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  Mercury Connects

  • Ottawa, Ontario

  • Consulting Editorial Director

    • Dec 2014 - Dec 2015
    • Ottawa, Ontario

    Working with a team of creative techies from the mobile gaming and animation world, I produced story lines, scripts and editorial plans for 3-D, interactive projects that combined printed books and augmented reality. Also worked on Virtual Reality short film scripts.It's an exciting world for...

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  Hedgehog Productions

  • Kingston, ON

  • E-publisher, e-packager, content editor, writer and researcher

    • Jan 2002 - May 2012
    • Kingston, ON

    E-book publisher and editor: currently transforming print books into multi format e-books. Also creating interactive apps for kids books.Print publisher/editor/author: have packaged illustrated, non-fiction books for Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario), the County of Lennox & Addington...

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  Algonquin College

  • Ottawa

  • E-publishing program student

    • Sep 2011 - Apr 2012
    • Ottawa

    Graduated from the School of Design's Graduate e-Publishing Program -- in preparation for the next generation of magazines and books.

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  Camden House Publishing

  • Publisher and Editorial Director

    • Jan 1985 - Sep 1989

    After six years working for Harrowsmith magazine and its sister publication, Equinox, I formalized the company’s book publishing and sales operation in order to take advantage of synergies with the magazines’ readers and editorial content. Sales rose to $4.5 million annually during my tenure ther...

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  Equinox Magazine

  • Executive Editor

    • Nov 1981 - Jul 1986

    I was one of the founding members of Equinox's editorial team and worked as submissions editor, photo editor, a features editor and a writer. For it's 10 year life, Equinox -- billed as Canada's magazine of discovery -- was probably the country's most beautiful periodical. Won Mag...

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  Harrowsmith Magazine

  • Associate Editor

    • Feb 1979 - Nov 1982

    I arrived in the magazine's third year, just as it was about to win Magazine of the Year. My duties included submissions, photo editing, feature editing and writing. Best job I ever had and I stayed with the company until 1989, shifting over to Equinox magazine and, later, Camden House Books.

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  Canadian Geographical Journal

  • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

  • Assistant/Associate Editor

    • Jun 1975 - Oct 1978
    • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada