Valerie Bean has a Professional Writing Certificate from Centennial College and a Technical Writing Certificate from Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.

A seasoned technical writer, Valerie also enjoys writing features, profiles, and general-interest articles for a variety of magazines and newspapers. She contributes content to a variety of online publications and blogged regularly for Metroland Media Group Ltd., a TorStar Digital property.

Valerie currently edits articles for Minor.Hockey.Life., an online resource of informative articles for minor hockey parents, to which she also contributes.

Print

Newspapers, Magazines, Periodicals

• ArtsForum
• Bread ’n Molasses
• Byline
• Canadian Stories
• Canadian Writers’ Journal
• Contact
• Durham Parent
• Habitat for Humanity Canada
• Mississippi Crow
• Outreach Connection
• Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada
• Poemata
• The Authors
• TheatreBooks “The Organizer” and “The Actors Organizer” (2000-2009)
• Word Weaver

Books, Anthologies

• Author of Seeking Representation: A Step-by-step Guide to Finding a Talent Agent in Canada. Available for purchase at Theatre Books.
• Contributing writer to Super Seniors: 65 and Fully Alive, “Retired Nurse Brings Aboriginal Stories to Light.”
• Contributing editor to Invisible Women WWII Aboriginal Servicewomen in Canada; by Grace Poulin.

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Online

• Actor’s Organizer www.actorsorganizer.ca
• Bread ’n Molasses www.breadnmolasses.com
• Markham Village Writers www.markhamvillagewriters.com
• Minor Hockey Life www.minorhockeylife.com
• NYC Midnight www.nycmidnight.com
• The Glass Hammer www.theglasshammer.com
• Women Bloom www.womenbloom.com

Visit Valerie's Portfolio for direct links to the articles posted on these sites.

Professional Associations

• Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC)
• Society for Technical Communication (STC)
• The Writers’ Circle of Durham Region (WCDR)

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