Creative
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Published Works
Valerie studied creative writing at the University of Toronto and Humber School for Writers
and has a Creative Writing Certificate from George Brown College.
Print
Poetry Publications, Periodicals, Anthologies
- ArtsForum, Summer/Fall 2009
- Coffee House Poetry (Wales), No. 10, 2006
- Elan, A Regina Reese Collection, 2005
- Erato (U.S.), #13, November 2006
- Garden’s End - A Poetry Anthology, 2007
- Jones Av., XI/1, October 2005
- Jones Av., II/4, January 1996
- Legacy (anthology), 2000
- Misunderstandings Magazine, Vol. 3, Winter 2006
- Outreach Connection (featured), No. 203, October 1999; 2002
- Poemata, Volume 25, Number 1, 2010 (silver anniversary issue)
- Poemata, Volume 23, Number 2, 2008
- Prairie Journal, The, No. 4, Fall 2006
- Sentinel, The (U.K.), No. 6, December 2005
- Spire Poetry Poster, Vol. 1. No. 4, February 2004
- Surface & Symbol (Scarborough Arts Council), Vol. 15, No. 5, June 2004
Poetry Chapbooks
Valerie is a member of Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop (NOWW)
and the Canadian Poetry Association (CPA), as well as other writers' organizations.
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Online
Creative Non-fiction, Fiction, Poetry
- Blue Skies Poetry "Anchor", July 22, 2010
- Blue Skies Poetry "Immeasurable", July 19, 2010
- Bread 'n Molasses "Trashy, Drugstore Novelist", February 2008
- Bread 'n Molasses "Keanu Reeves: The Best Gift a Girl Can Get", October 2007
- Blue Skies Poetry "Loose Connections", October 20, 2008
- CanadianContent "Bad Language in the Workplace", April 2004.
- Gloom Cupboard "Distant Voices", #119, April 2010
- The Best Girls I Know "Letters To My Girlfriends", 2010
To read more of Valerie's creative work, go to her website
A Creative Way Out of Work
where she posts selected fiction, non-fiction, creative non-fiction pieces, and poetry.
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Performances
Live, Television, Film
- Decorating Challenge (Eps. 207), featured participant, 2004
- Art Bar Poetry Series, featured poet at Victory Café, 2003
- 100% Maple Verse (pilot) off-camera interviewer, 2002
- Living Romance, on-camera participant, 2002
- Mann Over Moon (short film), background performer, 2000
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