Fred Desjardins

Professional writer and performer since 1986. 

Upon leaving the sainted halls of academe I put those eight years of enlightenment to good use by becoming a stand-up comedian.

This morphed into a dizzying array of writing and performing work: 

Advertising copywriter for print, radio, and TV. 
Commercial voice-overs. 
Humour writing and performing for local and national radio. 
Editor of several publications including Canadian Police News and Canadian Crime & Justice. Feature writing for local, national, and international newspapers and periodicals.
Business columnist for several publications such as Atlantic Business Magazine.
Cartoon writing in partnership with professional artists. 
Sports feature writing. 
Teaching on-line Humour Writing for WritingSchool.com. 
Speechwriter for government, business, and private functions. 
Jingle writing for radio and TV advertising. 
Song writing for professional music acts.
Greeting Card writing. 
MBA thesis advisor and editor for Dalhousie University Alumni Association. 

Member of Professional Writers Association of Canada since 1995. 
Currently writing metaphysical/thriller novel tentatively titled, Heaven Kills.

Specialties:

Speech writing, particularly for private functions such as weddings, bar mitzvahs, graduations, eulogies, retirements.

Humour for any and all occasions. 

Business writing from a journalistic perspective. 

Socio-political opinion pieces. 

Sports journalism.

Education:

B.A. (Psychology):  Mt. St. Vincent University
M.A. (Education):  Dalhousie University
Course work completed for M.A. (Political Science):  Dalhousie University