EMPLOYMENT
Present
Owner – Gertrude’s Writing Room – A Gathering Place for Writers
www.gertrudeswritingroom.com
Freelance Writer/Editor
• Offer editing/mentor-style services to writers
• Write non-fiction articles for various magazines
Producer, Suede Productions Inc.
• Office administration
• Casting
• Organizing film & television commercials, videos
Poetry Editor – Literary Magazine
2015-2017 March – Poetry Editor for The Windsor Review
Assistant to the Publisher, Black Moss Press
Sept. 2013 – Sept. 2014
• Editing
• Liaising with authors
• Marketing & Promotions – posters, flyers, press releases, press kits
• Maintaining social media sites
• Scheduling and/or organizing literary events
PUBLISHED WORK
BOOKS
WRITER
2023 – April – In the Middle Space, contributor, Black Moss Press, ISBN
2022 – March – Words Gathered Volume 3 – Special Poetry Edition ‘Community’, co-editor with Irene Moore Davis, ISBN: 978-1-981256986
2021 – thimbles, poetry, Palimpsest Press, ISBN – 978-1-989287767, April 2021 – Named CBC Books Spring Poetry Book to Read
2021 – Love Words Gathered Volume 2 – Poetry & Prose Anthology, Editor, A Beautiful Place Publishing, ISBN 978-0981256979
2020 – Words Gathered Volume 1 – Poetry & Prose Anthology, Co-Editor, A Beautiful Place Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9812569-6-2
2019 – From A to Ziffery Zanks, poetry (children’s), Illustrated by Glen Hawke, A Beautiful Place Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9812569-5-5
September 2017 – Because We Have All Lived Here – Poems Along the South Shore, Poetry Anthology, Editor: John B. Lee, Black Moss Press, ISBN 978-0-088753-584-o
September 2016 – Look At Her – Poetry – Black Moss Press, ISBN 978-0-088753-565-9
June 2016 – Poetry On Demand – Chimszuk Museum Edition, A Beautiful Place Publishing, ISBN:9780981256948 (Self-published)
January 2015 – Poetry On Demand Volume 3, Chapbook, A Beautiful Place Publishing, ISBN: 9780981256924 (Self-published), Poetry On Demand – Tall Ships Edition, Chapbook, A Beautiful Place Publishing, ISBN: 9780981256931
January 2014 – I Am That Woman, Poetry, Black Moss Press, ISBN 9780887535307
August 2013 – Poetry On Demand Volume 2, Chapbook, A Beautiful Place Publishing, ISBN 9780981256917 (Self-published)
April 2013 – Whisky Sour City, Poetry Anthology, Black Moss Press, ISBN 088753516X/978-0887535161
August 2012 – Poetry On Demand Volume 1, Chapbook, A Beautiful Place Publishing, ISBN 9780981256900 (Self-published)
April 2011 – Laughing Through A Second Pregnancy – A Memoir, Black Moss Press, ISBN 0887534821/978-0887534829
EDITOR
PRESENT
2020/1 – ongoing: Mel C. historical fiction novel, editing
June – August 2020 – Tracey Rogers, Motorcylces, Moose & Magic, non-fiction/memoir
2018-2019 – Jan B. – Editing non-fiction/memoir, Gertrude’s Writing Room
June 2018 – Co-editor/Introduction – Feminism: Revisit, Revise, Revolutionize: A Two-Part Harmony, League of Canadian Poets, Feminist Caucus, Living Archives Chapbook, ISBN: 978-1-896216-43-0
January 2018 – Work-in-Progress Manuscript by Carol Casey – editor
2015-2017 March – Poetry Editor for The Windsor Review
Fall 2015 – Windsor Review – Guest Poetry Editor – ‘Borders’
July 2015 – Lesley Strutt, poetry
February 2015 – Unseen Realities, Fiction, Gordon Stallard
Poetry/Prose – For Fall 2014
The War Poems: Screaming At Heaven, Black Moss Press
The Way the Light Enters, Black Moss Press
Red Letter Day, Black Moss Press
Time of the Last Goal: Why Hockey Is Our Game, Black Moss Press Poetry – 2013
Book of Blue, Black Moss Press
Glass Beads, Black Moss Press
Blame It On The Moon, Black Moss Press
BLOGS/ON-LINE PUBLICATIONS
August 2020 – Windsor Essex Small Business Centre – article: The Importance of Reflection and Intention
Personal Blog/Website
League of Canadian Poets
October 24, 2018 – Imagination -The Myths & The Magic
http://poets.ca/2018/10/24/the-writing-parent-inspiration-the-myths-and-the-magic/
September 26, 2018 – Support System How-Tos
http://poets.ca/2018/09/26/the-writing-parent-support-system-how-tos/
June 3, 2018 – The First Edit
http://poets.ca/2018/06/03/the-writing-parent-the-first-edit/
April 21, 2018 – A Lesson on Patience
http://poets.ca/2018/04/21/npm18-the-writing-parent-a-lesson-on-patience/
April 11, 2018 – The Twenty on Discipline, National Poetry Month
March 22, 2018 – On Food & Cooking
http://poets.ca/2018/03/22/the-writing-parent-on-food-cooking/
February 2018 – Writing Prompts for Families
http://poets.ca/2018/02/15/the-writing-parent-writing-prompts/
December 2017 – Kids at Readings
http://poets.ca/2017/12/13/the-writing-parent-kids-and-readings/
November 2017
http://poets.ca/2017/11/15/the-writing-parent-solitude/
October 2017
http://poets.ca/2017/10/30/the-writing-parent-vulnerability/
June 2017
http://poets.ca/2017/02/06/the-writing-parent-illness-kids-and-the-creative-process/
January 2017 – Illness, Kids and the Creative Process
http://poets.ca/2017/02/06/the-writing-parent-illness-kids-and-the-creative-process/
December 2016 – Christmas Catch-Up
http://poets.ca/2017/01/09/the-writing-parent-christmas-catch-up/
September 14, 2016 – The Financial Reality of Getting A Book Published
http://poets.ca/2016/09/14/the-writing-parent-the-financial-reality-of-being-published/
August 8, 2016 – The Unbreakable School Bond
http://poets.ca/2016/08/04/the-writing-parent-the-unbreakable-school-bond/
July 5, 2016 – The Truth About Travel
http://poets.ca/2016/07/05/the-writing-parent-the-truth-about-travel/
May 25, 2016 – Ask The Kids
http://poets.ca/2016/05/25/the-writing-parent-ask-the-kids/
March 16, 2016 – The Staggering Reality of Process Gone Mad
http://poets.ca/2016/03/16/staggering-reality-of-process-gone-mad/
February 19, 2016 -Dancing the Duality
http://poets.ca/2016/02/19/the-writing-parent-dancing-in-the-duality/
March 11,2 016 – League of Canadian Poets – The Jury’s In – Field Notes From a Jury Junkie
http://poets.ca/2016/03/10/the-jurys-in-field-notes-from-a-jury-junkie/#more-5194
Various Other
November 2013 Offside E-zine, The Last Word, pg.17-18
November 2013 Offside –E-zine, Poetry, Visitation
August 2012 http://www.liberatingworkingmoms.com – The Business of Motherhood
2011-2013 The Windsor Star Newspaper/Post Media – ‘Mom Blog’ published 1-2 times a week
POETRY
March 2023 – ARC Poetry 100, Issue 100, Haibun for Lovers in Wartime, pg. 53
November 2022 – Windsor Public Library Pagination Zine, Sestina for the Lily Queen, Summer Reader, 1986, Forever
October 2022 – Hamilton Arts & Letters, Issue 15.2, Process, Editor Karl Jirgens, The Intimacy of – Suite
April 2022 – The Ontario Poetry Society, ‘Orbit’, Volume/pg TBA
December 2021 – Polar Expressions Publishing, Behold: A Collection of Canadian Poems, pg. 43, Duplex for Childhood
July 2021 – Hidden Brook Press, The Beauty of Being Elsewhere, ED. John B. Lee, pg. 189-190, bodies of water
July 2021 – The Ontario Poetry Society, Love Lies Bleeding Anthology, ED. George Elliott Clarke, Responsorial Psalm: O Ecstasy, may we learn to open ourselves to your teeth, Honourable Mention
May 2021 – The Ontario Poetry Society, By The Wishing Tree Poetry Anthology, Tree Journal, Contemplations on What the Blue Jay Says
April 2021 – City of Windsor ‘Windsor’s Resilient Voices’ bus ads/facility ads, various poems on resilience published around the city
March 2021 – Honourable Mention, The Ontario Poetry Society Spring Peepers Contest, Twayblade Love Story
February 2021 – The Celebration of Poetry 20th Anniversary Anthology, The Ontario Poetry Society, pg.71 – Why Poetry
February 2021 – Honourable Mention, Planet Earth Poetry Ekphrastic Poetry Contest, scratches
December 2020 – Honourable Mention, Broadcast: A Collection of Canadian Poems, Polar Expression National Poetry Contest, pd. 18, Garden
November 2020 – Moonlight Haiku Poetry Challenge, pg. 14
October 2020 – Canadian Authors Association – Niagara Branch, The Banister Poetry Anthology, Volume 35, dressmaker’s sheers
June 12, 2020 – Ode to Grass, Grown Lady Garments Nature & Environment Poetry contest/chapbook, pg. 22, Within Us Digital Chapbook
March 2020 – Penableme – Poetry contest winner, Part-Mermaid, on-line competition
December 2019 – Poetry In Voice Poetry prompt: https://www.poetryinvoice.com/write/writing-prompts/use-social-media-write-poetry
December 2019 – Polar Expressions Publishing – ‘|Or|’, Honourable Mention, Patterns A Collection of Canadian Poetry, ISBN:9781926925806, pg. 18.
October 2019 – The Bannister Poetry Anthology Volume 34, ‘dressmaker’s shears’, pg. 56, ISBN: 978192712715155
December 2018 – Polar Expressions Publishing – ‘thimbles and thread’, Third Place Winner, Lean In A Collection of Canadian Poetry, ISBN: 978-1-926925-68-4
December 2018 – The Windsor Review, 51.2, pg. 135-141, childhood suite III, we pressed together naked for the camera, when i bleed, It’s quite a label, i’m chasing gravity
August 2018 – Heartwood: Poems for the Love of Trees, Anthology, League of Canadian Poets, Editor – Lesley Strutt, One Percent, Ojibway Nature Centre, Windsor, ON, pg. 186
February 7, 2018 – Review of Cornelia Hoogland’s ‘Trailer Park Elegy’ – League of Canadian Poets St@nza
December 2017 – Let’s Fly Away – A New Collection of Canadian Poetry, Honourable Mention, Polar Expressions Publishing, pg. 21
December 2017 – By the River New Poetry and Prose from River Narrows, Urban Farmhouse Press, December 2017, Nights, pg. 58, Points, pg. 59.
April 2017 – NPM – A Celebration of Women, Angel House Press, http://www.NationalPoetryMonth.ca 2017: A Celebration of Women – April 18, 2017 – Skin
Verse Afire Jan. to April 2017 – For Barb, reprint from Poetry on Demand
July 12, 2016 – Book Review – A Housecoat Remains by Tina Biello
http://poets.ca/2016/07/12/review-a-housecoat-remains-by-tina-biello/
Dec 2016 – Overture – A New Collection of Canadian Poetry, Polar Expressions Publishing, pg. 30, Winding Road
Oct 2016 – Erotic Haiku: II., III., IV, Subterranean Blue Poetry
Sept 2016 – VerseAfire – Black & White Issue, white dress
May – Sept 2016 – Vol. 2 – Verse Afire, TOPS, Window (Reprint)
Jan. 2016 – Ultra-Short Poetry Anthology, Runner-Up – ‘Say AWE’, The Ontario Poetry Society
Jan.- April 2016 Vol. 1 – VerseAfire, Poem – Afternoon Showers, Pelee Island
October 2015 – Scattered Ecstasies, The Marrow and The Bone, Sho Art & Spirit
Sept – Dec. 2015 – VerseAfire, The Ontario Poetry Society, not without complaint (reprint)
August 2015 – Mind Shadows A Canadian Anthology of Poetry, The Ontario Poetry Society, Beret Days Books, pg. 49 Watching You Sleep In the Early Morning, pg. 64, Kitchen Dancing
May- Aug 2015 – VerseAfire, The Ontario Poetry Society, Recurring Childhood Nightmare
June 24, 2015 – Cede Poetry, Apologies to Famous People, Vol.1, No.1, pg. 24-25
March 2015 – Windsor Review, Trees, pg. 56
January 2015 – Sparkle & Shine, Anthology, The Ontario Poetry Society, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
December 2014 – The Warbler’s Song, Manhunt in Moncton, Collection of Canadian Poetry, pg.73 Polar Expressions Publishing
August 2014 Window Fishing- The Night We Caught BeatleMania – Second Catch, Second Edition, Imagine Camp
May 2014 VerseAfire, The Ontario Poetry Society
December 2013 Before the Frost, Canadian Poetry Anthology, 1415 Ellis Street East, pg.42, Polar Expressions Publishing
Fall 2013 Happenstance, Anthology, Something Lucky, pg. 33, Cranberry Tree Press
May 2013 Detours An Anthology of Poets from Windsor & Essex County, Palimpsest Press, The Kinda Girl, pg. 36
April 2013 Whisky Sour City, Black Moss Press, University Avenue Near Janette, pg. 60
December 2012 Harvest A Collection of New Canadian Poetry, Polar Expressions Publishing, Final Visitation, pg. 14 – HONOURABLE MENTION
October 2012 BFW Bound: Instant Anthology, BookFest Windsor, The Quiet Between Songs, pg. 14
September 2012 Scattered Ecstasies, Barry Brode, Alive in the White, pg.7-10
December 2011 The Calling A Collection of New Canadian Poetry, Polar Expressions Publishing, Writing with Hemingway – Le Select, Paris, pg. 61
February 2006 Uppercuts, Black Moss Press, Poem: Rounds, pg. 31
POETRY AWARDS
March 2021 – Honourable Mention, The Ontario Poetry Society Spring Peepers Contest, Twayblade Love Story
February 2021 – Honourable Mention, Planet Earth Poetry Ekphrastic Poetry Contest, scratches
December 2020 – Honourable Mention, Broadcast: A Collection of Canadian Poems, Polar Expression National Poetry Contest, pd. 18, Garden
December 2019 – Honourable Mention, |Or|, Patterns A Collection of Canadian Poetry, ISBN:9781926925806, pg. 18.
December 2018 – Third Place Prize, thimbles and thread, Polar Expressions Publishing, Lean In A Collection of Canadian Poetry, ISBN: 978-1-926925-68-4
December 2017 – Honourable Mention, Prison Wine, Let’s Fly Away – A New Collection of Canadian Poetry, Polar Expression Publishing. pg. 21
January 2016 – Runner-Up, Say AWE, Ultra-Short Poetry Contest, The Ontario Poetry Society
September 2015 – Long-list, Cranberry Tree Press Chapbook Contest, Another Day Bows Down
September 2014 – Judge’s Choice – The Ontario Poetry Society – Sparkle & Shine Contest – Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
July 2014 – Judge’s Choice – The Ontario Poetry Society ‘Arborealis Poetry Prize’ – A Mother Eats Alone In Her Car (Again)
SHORT STORIES
October 2019 – ‘Fear and Courage in the Kitchen’, Exisle Publishing, ‘Fear and Courage, a collection of short stories’, pg. TBA
December 2018 – It’s Okay With Me, Polar Expressions Publishing, ‘The Way Through – A New Collection of Canadian Short Stories’, pg. TBA
December 2017 – The Stand – A New Collection of Canadian Short Stories, Polar Expressions Publishing, pg. 58 – The Beach
December 2016 – Shoreline – A New Collection of Canadian Short Stories, Polar Expressions Publishing, pg. 40 – The Skirt
December 2015 – Wherever We Roam A New Collection of Canadian Short Stories, Polar Expressions Publishing, pg. 151
May 2015 – ‘Prell’, part of performance at From Page to Stage event, Windsor, ON
December 2013 The Sun Shall Rise, A Collection of Canadian Short Stories, Polar Expressions Publishing, Fault, pg. 59
December 2012 Setting The Scene, A Collection of Canadian Short Stories, Polar Expressions Publishing, Baby Shoes, pg. 38
Spring 2012 The Windsor Review – Special Filth Issue, Vol. 45, No. 1, A Quickie, pg. 96
December 2011 Inkspots A Collection of Canadian Short Stories, Polar Expressions Publishing, Almost Home, pg.62
December 2010 Formation A Collection of Canadian Short Stories, Polar Expressions Publishing, Leaning Into It, pg. 86
NON-FICTION ARTICLES & BOOK REVIEWS
October 2021 – Footsteps in the Garden by Bob Mackenzie, Poetry Book Review,
May 2021 – The Hours by Bruce Meyer – Short Stories Book review, AOS Press
February 2021 – Grace of Falling Stars By Bruce Meyer – Poetry book review, Black Moss Press
June 2020 – PoetryNook – Book Review of The Dark, Soft Earth by Frank Watson
https://www.poetrynook.com/forum/poetry-book-reviews/vanessa-shields-book-review-dark-soft-earth
April 2020 – League of Canadian Poets St@nza, 17.1 – Book review of Salt Bride (Innana Publications, 2019) https://poets.ca/2020/06/02/review-salt-bride/
October 2019 – Book Review, Canadian Poetry Review, Somewhere still in wind the tree is bending by Bob McKenzie, Silverbow Publishing, The Ontario Poetry Society
2016-2018 – League of Canadian Poets – Feminist Caucus Action Committee Chair – various articles published in ST@NZA newsletter (sent via email)
May – Sept 2016 Vol.2 – Poetry Book Review – Recurrence of Blue by Theresa Donnelly, VerseAfire, The Ontario Poetry Society
May – Sept 2016 Vol.2 – Poetry Book Review – fly float fall by Fran Figge, VerseAfire, The Ontario Poetry Society
Sept-Dec. Issue – 2015 – Poetry Book Review, Leave The Door Open For The Moon by Nan Williamson – VerseAfire, The Ontario Poetry Society
Various 2015 – Brick Books Celebration of Canadian Poetry for Marty Gervais, Giles Benaway
September 2014 Windsor Independent Magazine – Book Review of ‘I Was There The Night He Died’ by Ray Robertson, Vol. 2, Issue 6, pg. 8
September 2014 – Interview with Chris Hadfield, published on my blog
Spring 2014 Write, The Magazine of The Writers’ Union of Canada, Volume 41, pgs. 16-21. Some Great Decline: Everyone Loves Writers, So Why Can’t They Make a Living?
Fall 2013 Write, The Magazine of The Writers’ Union of Canada, Volume 40, Number 4, pg. 14-15, Beyond the Page: Crafting Our Writer Identities For Readings
Winter 2012 Write, The Magazine of The Writers’ Union of Canada, Volume 39, Number 3, pgs. 18-19 What Happens Now? Life After Your First Published Book
2007-2009 Living: The Windsor Star Magazine for Fine Lifestyle,
NON-FICTION ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
• Happy Days are Here to Stay A Q&A with Henry Winkler
• The Cos Way A Q&A with Bill Cosby
• On the Fringe; Munching with Robert Munsch
• Jason Byrne Works Magic A Q&A with Jason Byrne
• Cool Cats & Harps A Chat with Kelly Hoppe
• A Curtis Christmas (Interview with author Christopher Paul Curtis)
• Amy Rivard will Travel for Work, August 2003 REV Magazine, Concert Review Sam Roberts Band
• July/Aug 2001 The Journal of Addiction and Mental Health, Contributor Vol.4, Issue 1, Young Women Speak out About Depression
COPY
2012 Windsor Essex Pelee Island Official Visitor Guide Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island (TWEPI)
SCRIPTS
2012 Twelve Days of Christmas, Integrity Tool & Mold, Corporate Video Script, Suede Productions Inc.
Writing Conferences, Panels, Competitions & Retreats:
July 7 – July 14, 2018 – Humber School for Writers Summer Writing Workshop
June 9-11, 2017 – League of Canadian Poets – Feminist Caucus Panel Co-Chair
May 2017 – United Way – Women Leading the Way Celebrate Women Who Inspire Us – Keynote Speaker
April 2017 – Workshop – Celebrating Canadian Poetry, Budimir Library, NPM2017
March 10, 2017 – Women of Words Unite, Panelist, Windsor, ON
June 13 -19th, 2016 – Canadian Writers’ Summit – Panelist Friday, June 17th – 4 pm – 6 pm Making Our Own Solutions: The Writer as Cultural Agent Intro to Making Our Own Solutions by TWUC chair, Heather Menzies and UNEQ executive director Francis Farley-Chevrier
March 30, 2016 – 8th Annual Battle of the Bards – Competitor, Toronto, ON
March 11, 2015 – Write On! Rural – Panel with Daniel Wells (Biblioasis), Ray Robertson and Kara Smith – Writing & Publishing in Southwestern Ontario – Crazy 8 Barn, Palymyra
July 12, 2015 – Pelee Island Writing Workshop – ‘The Writer’s Process’
May 28-31, 2015 – OnWords Conference & AGM, Writers Union of Canada, Winnipeg, MB
February 27, 2015 – Writer’s Workshop, Crazy 8 Barn, Palmyra, ON with Marty Gervais, John B Lee, John Wing Jr
May 29 – June 1, 2014 OnWords Conference & AGM, Writers Union of Canada, Workshop presenter: The Art of Presenting: Reading & Performance
May 24-26, 2013 – Backspace Writers Conference, New York City, Participant
September 2010 – The Pelee Island Writing Retreat, Retreat Organizer, Guest Writers: Jane Christmas, Marty Gervais, Mary Ann Mulhern
October 2009 – Words on Water Writing Retreat, Retreat Organizer, Guest Writer: Marty Gervais
June/July 2008 – Vitteaux, France, Participant, Guest Writers: Marty Gervais, John B. Lee, Andy Wainwright
Distinct Accreditations:
August 2010 – Institute of Children’s Literature: Writing for Children and Teenagers – Diploma
Grants/Awards Received:
November 2019/March 2020 – Starter Company Plus Small Business Grant, Windsor Essex Small Business Centre,
November 2019 – Recommenders Grants, Ontario Arts Council – Black Moss Press, Palimpsest Press
January/February 2018 – Recommenders’ Grants, Ontario Arts Council – Brick Books, Palimpsest Press, Kids Can Press
Fall 2016 – Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund, for ‘Mouth Piece Storytelling – Master Mouth Off Event’ – Recipient
Fall 2015 – Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund, for ‘Hangman – Book Two’ – Recipient
Summer 2015 – Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund, for ‘Mouth Piece Storytelling’ – Recipient
2014 – The Odyssey Award – University of Windsor Alumni Affairs
2008 – 2016 Writer’s Reserve, Ontario Arts Council
2010 Windsor Endowment for the Arts – Emerging Artist–Literary
Juries/Judging/Committees
• Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund, City of Windsor, jury member – COVID Response micro-grant, jury member – 2020
• Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund, City of Windsor, jury member – 2019
• Action Committee, Chair, Feminist Caucus, League of Canadian Poets, 2017-2018
• Peer Assessment, Writers’ Union of Canada, 2017-Present
• Second Round Reader, Writers’ Union of Canada – Short Prose Competition, 2017
• Jury Member, Manitoba Book Awards, 2017
• Jury Member, Festivals & Reading Series, League of Canadian Poets, 2016
• Second-Round Reader, Writers’ Union of Canada, Short-Prose Competition for Developing Writers (April 2016)
• Jury Member, Pat Lowther Award, League of Canadian Poets (2015/16)
• Writers’ Union of Canada, 22nd Annual Short Prose Competition, First-round reader
• Jean Foster Award, Literary Arts Windsor, Moderator/Judge
• Poetry In Voice, St.Joseph’s High School, 2013/2014/2015, Judge
• BookFest Windsor, Student Poetry Contest Moderator/Judge, 2012-2014
• Windsor Endowment for the Arts, Literary/Music, Juror
• The Writers’ Union of Canada, Writing for Children Competition, Reader
• Works-In-Progress, Ontario Arts Council, Juror
Festivals:
October 2021 – BookFest Windsor, Panelist, Portraits in Poetry w/ Vanessa Shields, Marty Gervais, Roxanna Bennett
2014-2016 – BookFest Windsor, Literary Arts Windsor, Board Member
2012 – 2016 – BookFest Windsor, Moderator, Student Poetry Contest Awards
Affiliations:
• The League of Canadian Poets
• The Writers Union of Canada
• Canadian Women in the Literary Arts (CWILA)
• The Ontario Poetry Society
• Literary Arts Windsor, Member/Volunteer
• BookFest Windsor, Volunteer/Moderator
Series Host:
Mouth Piece Storytelling – Creator/Host www.mouthpiecestories.com
VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 