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publications

Interview with Susan Borgerson of NovaScotiaCanada.ca about National Novel Writing Month, November 2006

"Upload" (sf poem reprint), The Practically Creative Quarterly, October 2005

"Seven Creative Ways to Enjoy Your Garden" (article), The Practically Creative Quarterly, July 2005

"One's Aspect To The Sun" (novel), Second Place, Novel Category, 28th annual Atlantic Writing Competition

"Ghosts and Dark Objects" (sf poem), Astropoetica, Winter 2005

"Signs & Portents" (short story reprint), Simulacrum, Issue #6

"Accidents Happen" (short story), The Martian Wave July 2004

"On The Road With Fiamong's Rule" (short story), Neo-opsis, September 2003

"claws batter the hatch" (scifaiku), Random Planets (scifaiku anthology), August 2003

"Upload" (sf poem), Aoife's Kiss (online & print magazine), June 2003

"Signs & Portents" (short story), Oceans of the MindŽ (.pdf magazine), March 2003

"Count On It! Making Word Counts Make Sense" (article), Rainy Day Corner (magazine), September 2002

"Souls In The Match" (short story), GateWay S-F (web and print magazine), Summer 2002

"Fiction Workshop for One" (article reprint), Writing-World.com (web magazine), 2002

"Fiction Workshop for One" (article), Speculations (magazine), August 2001

"Death of a Fish" (personal essay), broadcast on This Morning, First Person Singular series, CBC Radio One, May 17, 2001 (voiced by the author)

The New Writer's Guide to Just About Everything, (electronic book), March 2001

"Common Ground" (short story), Nuketown (online publication), February 2001

"Tooth God Awakes" (short story), Planet Relish (online publication), February 2001

"The Halfhigh Vexation" (short story), On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of Speculative Fiction, Winter 1999

"Circle" (short story), The Day The Men Went To Town anthology (Breton Books, 1999)

"Fantasy: Another Perspective" (article), Sci-Fi Arizona website, June 1998

"Little Things" (short story), Marion Zimmer Bradley's FANTASY Magazine, Winter 1997

professional experience

July 1998 - Present
The Scriptorium Webzine for Writers www.thescriptorium.net

Editor and Publisher

  • The Scriptorium Webzine for Writers is a free monthly online publication of writer's resources, including in-house and outsourced articles, book and software reviews, creativity exercises, young writers department and various other information for writers.

    • additional professional activities

    Moderator, The Story Forge Writer's Group

    professional memberships

    Member, Writer's Federation of Nova Scotia
    Member, SF Canada

    workshops

    "From Idea to Story," presented at Open For Business, North Sydney, June 14, 2001

    "Getting Started in Writing," presented at Open For Business, North Sydney, April 12, 2001

    readings & presentations

    How A Book Is Born: A Writer's Perspective International Literacy Day presentation, James McConnell Memorial Library, N.S., September 13, 2002

    "The Halfhigh Vexation" CBRL Spring Reading Celebration, Baddeck Library, N.S., March 14, 2002

    "Death of a Fish" at Nova Scotia Librarians' Conference, North Sydney, N.S., 2002

    Excerpt from "Circle" at PierScape 2001, "Readings and Rhythm," Whitney Pier, September 19, 2001

    education

    Fall 2004 Writer's Federation of Nova Scotia
    Rural Writes Workshop - Writing as Still Life
    (8-hour professional development course)

    Spring 2004 Writer's Federation of Nova Scotia
    Rural Writes Workshop - Writing for Publication
    (12-hour professional development course)

    1997 Nova Scotia Community College Sydney, Nova Scotia
    Writing Creatively     (30-hour personal development course)

    1993 - 1994 Writer's Digest School, Cincinnati, Ohio
    Novel Writing Workshop     (correspondence course)

    1984 - 1987 Dalhousie Law School, Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Bachelor of Law (LL.B.)     degree conferred June, 1987

    1981 - 1984 University of King's College Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)     degree conferred June, 1984; major in Sociology, double minor in English and Philosophy