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, news, profiles, and general-interest article for a variety of magazines and newspapers. Valerie also writes online content and for three years she regularly blogged for Metroland Media Group Ltd., a TorStar Digital property. She currently edits articles for Minor.Hockey.Life., an online community for minor hockey parents, to which she also contributes.

Print

Newspapers, Magazines, Periodicals

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

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
• NYC Midnight www.nycmidnight.com

Professional Associations

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

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