About Carol

A little more about the things I love…

1. I love to run. My favourite event is Not Since Moses where participants run on the exposed ocean floor of the Bay of Fundy.

2. I love books that have originality, intelligence and the pulse of life. Books like Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce series, Yann Martel’s Life of Pi and Susan Casey’s The Wave.

3. I adore Mandarin Chinese, which I studied in Taipei, Shanghai and London. Picture words are beautiful. It’s so cool that the word for tree looks like a tree.

4. I love science, but don’t always understand it.

5. I love the ocean, but only when it’s calm – canoeing is the best. 

6. I can sing, but no one else knows it. 

7. I am teaching myself to play the piano. It’s a slow process but I am encouraged by the fact my grandmother taught herself to play.

8. I have an English degree from London University and love my life as a writer and editor, but I occasionally long to go and do something COMPLETELY NEW. This desire usually strikes in the middle of a Canadian winter.

AWARDS

Atlantic Journalism Awards, Best Magazine Article 2011

Atlantic Journalism Awards, Best Magazine Article (shared) 2009

WFNS contest for unpublished manuscripts: honourable mention, writing for children, 2009

WFNS contest for unpublished manuscripts: finalist in the poetry category, 2016