Janice Hamilton Freelance Writer

News and features. Corporate newsletters. Non-fiction books.

Crisp copy. Accurate information. On time.

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With more than 30 years’ experience as a journalist and freelance writer, I am good at making complex subjects understandable. A thorough and reliable researcher, I can boil down vast amounts of material into easily digested reading. My areas of interest include (but are not limited to) medicine, health, science, social issues, environment, consumer affairs, seniors, education, transportation, aboriginal peoples, developing countries. Selected credits: Magazines: Canadian Geographic, Canadian Medical Association Journal, University Affairs, Concordia University Magazine, Good Times, Reader’s Digest. Corporate Publications: Bfocus (Bombardier Aerospace), BTO (Bombardier Toronto Operations), AILIA Magazine, Pratt & Whitney Canada Operations Newsletter. Selected books: The St. Lawrence River: History, Highway and Habitat Redlader, 2006 Somalia in Pictures VGS Books. Twenty-First Century Books, 2007 (Society of School Librarians International Honor Book, 2007) Winston Churchill Twenty-First Century Books, 2006 Canadians in America Lerner Publications, 2006 South Africa in Pictures VGS Books. Lerner Publications, 2003 Building on a Century of Caring: The Montreal Children's Hospital 1904-2004. (contributor) Price Patterson, 2005

"This sweeping portrait of the St. Lawrence River and valley, its history, people and animals, is overdue. It is a pleasure to browse its scores of archival and new photographs, maps, paintings and other illustrations – each smartly captioned and informative.” The Gazette, June 30, 2006.