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BIO: LESLIE C. SMITH

Leslie C. Smith is an award-winning freelance writer based in Toronto, Canada. She is a regular contributor to numerous national and international magazines, and her by-line has appeared in virtually every major Canadian newspaper, including the National Post and The Globe & Mail, where she was a weekly columnist for several years.

Ms. Smith's corporate work includes annual reports, business plans, advertorial and advertising copy.

LESLIE C. SMITH - CURRICULUM VITAE

Toronto Wallpaper City Guide, co-author, Phaidon Press, 2006

Harbrace Reader for Canadians, contributor, Joanne Buckley, ed., Harcourt Canada, 2001

These Kids Are Impossible!, co-author, Summit, 1991

 

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

       2006 – 2007               Double Nomination Best Magazine Column, Dog Writers of America

2002 – 2004                Winner of three Suburban Newspaper Awards of North America for best shopping area publication

1999 - 2000                 Nominated for Best Humour Article, National Magazine Awards

1993 –1995                 Winner of four Aldo Awards for excellence in fashion reporting

 

APPLICATION SKILLS

Writing:            Word, WordPerfect

 

Spreadsheet:              QuattroPro, Excel

Editing:            Quark, Adobe

Presentation:               Powerpoint

E-mail: smithleslie@sympatico.ca