Contributors
Who's Who
Larissa Ardis is a Smithers-based freelance writer and communications consultant. When not slinging words, images and sound, she’s often found chasing inspiration on mountain trails or trying to restore the accordion’s image as a cool instrument to play.
Heather Ramsay is an award-winning community reporter, photographer and creative writer who lives in Queen Charlotte City. She is deeply intrigued by lives and landscapes—past, present and future—swirling around British Columbia’s Northwest.
Betsy Trumpener is a CBC Radio reporter and fiction writer. Her most recent publication is the short story Blowtorch, published in the anthology Letting Go. She’s a recent winner of a Jack Webster/CIDA fellowship to travel and report from East Africa. She lives with her family outside Prince George.
Charlynn Toews has been in the publishing industry since 1985, most recently as the North Coast ad rep for Northword. She has published in daily and weekly newspapers, national magazines, and loves a good quarterly,
joining us as a regular columnist from her home in Terrace.
Facundo Gastiazoro is a freelance designer who focuses on logos, posters, layout and illustrations. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Facundo is currently living in Smithers. His illustrations appear in every issue of Northword Magazine.
Hans Saefkow is an award-wining editorial cartoonist, illustrtor and set designer. If you see this man, do not approach him, feed him, or listen to his idle chatter. It is simply best not to encourage him.
Steve Ogle lives in Nelson, B.C. He’s a biologist who got into a habit of exploring remote and all-too-often inhospitable regions of the planet. He says, “I’m not really into self-abuse, I just like to be outside.” If that can be in northern B.C.—so much better, as his photographs in this issue show.
Anastasia Ledwon is a hobby farmer, writer, geologist, avid reader and philanthropic researcher who loves singing. She lives off the grid outside of Quick with her nine animals and slow-to-be-renovated home. As a jack-of-all-trades herself, she here writes about the change of northern professions.
Kathleen Cherry spends time with her daughters and husband, when not writing about shopping. She works at two of Kitimat’s elementary schools as district counsellor. Her work has been published in many magazines including Easy Living, B.C. Woman, Woman, Island Parent and Teacher.
Melanie Watts. In addition to freelance writing, Melanie Watts used to raise sheep on her farm in the BC Peace. Currently she is building a log house north west of Prince George with her husband and two teenaged children.
Ev Bishop, a columnist with the Terrace Standard, freelances for a variety of publications. If her nose isn’t in a book, and her fingers aren’t on her keyboard, she’s playing with her kids or hanging out at the lake.
Darlene Shatford grew up in Prince George and stayed. A former English instructor at the College of New Caledonia, Darlene now fills her days (and some nights) writing, knitting, singing jazz, and teaching fitness at the Family Y. Her most recent creative publication is online at scrollinspace.com.
Danny Nunes trained in comedy, acting and writing with Shameless Hussy Productions in Vancouver before returning to his home town of Kitimat, where he practices sketch comedy and encourages others to do the same.
Merran Smith is often in meetings around the province, negotiating for conservation and better resource stewardship. Her strawbale home is on a hill above Driftwood Canyon, at the foot of the Babine Mountains. She loves hiking and skiing and growing flowers.
Karen Kwan is a reporter for CBC radio, based in Prince George, who covers northern BC issues. In her previous incarnation as a newspaper reporter, she worked in Smithers, Prince George, and on Vancouver Island.
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