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EDUCATION & TRAINING

Barnard College (Columbia University), New York, NY,  B.A. 

major field:  English, specializations:  theatre, writing;  
minor:  music.

Broadcast training at NBC, New York, NY

Post graduate courses in Psychology, University of Chicago

MEMBERSHIPS

Cat Writers' Association:   (Founding Member)
            WINNER: Shojai Mentoring Award (2010)

Contest Judge (2000-2013)
Chair, Mentoring Committee (from its founding to 2014)
Conference speaker (2001, 2002, 2003)
2002:  Sticky Paws Award (for best article on training cats)
2002:  Certificate of Excellence (for Mewsings/Musings)
Newsletter contributor

Ottawa Independent Writers:
            First Prize: Short Story Contest: 2019
            Awarded Life Membership in 2014
            Parliamentarian for Annual General Meetings

Conference speaker
Workshop leader
Meeting presenter
Newsletter contributor 
 
Writers/Editors' Network (WEN): formerly the Cassell Network of Writers:
Newsletter contributor
Featured writer: 2014

Pet Writers Central

Women in the Pet Industry

The National Press Club (1975-1991; 2008-2012)

Professional Writers Association of Canada:  (1978-2007)
(formerly the Periodical Writers Association of Canada)

Chair, Mentoring Committee (2000-2005)
Member, Mediation Committee (2003-2004)
Chair, Strategic Planning Committee (2001-2002)
Coordinator of the Ottawa Chapter (`1998-2005)
WINNER:  Outstanding Service Award (1992)
President of Ottawa Chapter (1989-1991)
Chairman of National Publicity Committee (1988-1990)
Contributing Editor to National Newsletter
Representative to Canadian Conference of the Arts
Representative on the Cultural Human Resources Council

Canadian Freelance Union - founding member

Canadian Association of Journalists - freelance division

The Media Club of Ottawa (formerly the Canadian Women's Press Club):

Meeting presenter
Actor in "Day of Daring," a re-enactment of the founding of the CWPC in 1904
 
Valley Writers' Guild
Contest judge
Meeting presenter

Quebec Federation of Writers (to 2012)
Quebec English-Language Arts Network (ELAN) (to 2012)
 

The Canadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children:

Media relations advisor                                         

ACTRA (The Alliance of Canadian Television and Radio Artists)

Judge, ACTRA Awards

The Canadian Conference of the Arts (to 1996): 

National Sectoral Council for Culture
(representing English writers across Canada) 
Cultural Human Resources Council (representing PWAC)

International Association of Business Communicators (1985-1991):
            WINNER:  Communicator of the Year Award (1990)

Presenter at National and International Conferences
Workshops for Capitale Chapter
Chair of Capitale Community Relations Committee

The Canadian Authors Association (1974-1991):
            Workshop presenter, national conference, 2006

WINNER:  Margaret Breen Award (1990)
Publicity Chair, national conference
Program Chair, Ottawa Branch
Newsletter contributor
Judge, Air Canada Award

AWARDS:

2019:  First Prize: Ottawa Independent Writers Short Story Contest
2015:  SCRIBE life membership
2014:  Ottawa Independent Writers: awarded life membership
2013:  Ottawa Independent Writers' annual poetry contest, 2nd prize
            won HM, 1st or 2nd prize every year since 2000
2010:  Shojai Mentoring Award, Cat Writers' Association Inc.
2006:  First Honorable Mention, Poetry, CNW/FFWA international contest
2002:  Sticky Paws Training Award, Cat Writers' Association Inc. 
2002:  Certificate of Excellence, Cat Writers' Association Inc.
2002:  First Prize, Ottawa Independent Writers' humor contest
2002:  Second Prize, Valley Writer's Guild humor contest
1996:  Honorable Mention, Valley Writer's Guild humor contest
1996-2000:  CNW/FFWA Writing Contests, Open Article and Poetry 
1992:  Outstanding Service Award, PWAC
1990:  IABC Capitale Communicator of the Year
1990:  top professional writer of Ottawa Branch, Canadian Authors Assoc.
1987:  Honorable mention in National Capital Writing Contest 
1986, 85, 84, 83, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76: Canadian Authors Assoc. Ottawa 

Branch writing contests, prizes for poetry, feature articles, humor
1988, 1982, 1968:  Alberta Poetry Competition, Honorable mentions 
1979:  Centrefold in Love That Cat calendar contest
1956:  Gold Microphone Award, Columbia University
Barnard Bear Award, Barnard College (Columbia University)
1952:  Hartley Literary Award
Sportsmanship Award, Hamden High School, Connecticut
1951:  National Honor Society
1949:  National Scholastic Magazines, 1st prize, Regional Short Story

GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS:

1976:  Ontario Arts Council grant, via Fitzhenry & Whiteside
1952, 53, 54, 55:  Harkness Memorial Scholarships, Barnard College

(Columbia University, New York, NY)
1952:  Italian-American scholarship, Hamden, Connecticut

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