Guylaine Spencer

HIGHLIGHTS

• I'm a Canadian freelance writer specializing in travel, history and the arts.
• I've written for Américas, Atmosphere (AirTransat's inflight), 50Plus, Niagara Life, Christian Science Monitor, VIA Rail Destinations, History Magazine, The World & I, Transitions Abroad and other publications.

RESUME

• B.A. English Literature, McGill University (Montreal, Canada)
• Creative Writing courses, McMaster University (Hamilton, Canada)
• Freelance writing course, Quality of Course (Ottawa, Canada) and Workshop at the Professional Writers Association of Canada

CLIPS
This is just a small sample of my work. Please contact me if you'd like to read pieces that aren't available on-line, if you want to purchase reprints, or if you would like to commission new work from me.

• TRAVEL

  Art Lovers' Glasgow (Atmosphere, AirTransat's inflight magazine).

  New Lanark (The World & I).

  Toronto and Niagara: THAT'S Entertainment (VIA Rail Destinations). Cover story.

  Royal Botanical Gardens: Green Sanctuary (VIA Rail Destinations).

  Travel for Less (Dollar Stretcher).

  Table for One? 10 Tips for Dining Alone (Women's Lifestyle).

  A Toast to Niagara (The Country Connection).

  Versailles and Giverny (50Plus).

  Graveyard of Lost Buildings (The Wayback Times).

• HISTORY

  Strange News: 19th Century Stunt Reporters (History Magazine).

  Canada’s Factory Pioneers (History Magazine).

  The Poorhouse in the Land of Plenty (History Magazine).

  A Life in the Louvre: Marie de Medicis (The World & I).

• THE ARTS

  The Allure of Atwood’s Toronto (Americas).

  Maud Lewis – Canada’s Grandma Moses (Christian Science Monitor).

  Down on the Farm with Stephen Leacock (The Country Connection).

  Ninavik (Niagara Life). Profile of a gallery specializing in aboriginal art.

• OTHER

  Fruits of Their Labour (The Country Connection). Personal essay about fruit-picking and gratitude.

  Who's the Boss? You or the Cat? (Our World 50+). Humour.

  Small Space Boredom Busters (Our World 50+).