Withrow Sarah

Experience

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  Historic Fort York

  Jun 1984 - May 1988

  Historical Interpreter

  I gave tours of the Officers Mess, learned to spin and baked a lot of bread in the brick oven.

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  The Lawyers Weekly

  Jun 1988 - Feb 1989

  Editorial Assistant

  Mostly a lot of photocopying, but was also on the two-headed woman beat. Whenever a two-headed woman was in trouble with the law (charged with bigamy, for instance), I was there.

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  Leonard Domino and Associates

  Oct 1989 - Jun 1992

  Corporate Writer
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  The Kendall Corporate Training Group

  Sept 1992 - May 1994

  Corporate Writer
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  House Writer

  May 1994 - May 2004

  Novelist/Fiction Writer -- and part-time worker at assorted jobs

  I wrote four novels for young adults and one baby book published by Groundwood Books. My book, Bat Summer, was nominated for a Governor General's Award in 1998.

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  Sarah

  May 1994 - Apr 2004

  Freelance Writer

  Including newsletters for CIBC and Imperial Oil.

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  Fireworks

  May 1998 - May 2000

  Retail Clerk
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  St. Lawrence College

  Dec 1999 - Dec 2000

  Teacher

  I taught two courses at St. Lawrence College: Writing for Children and Freelance Writing. Each was a night class and counted toward a diploma.

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  Loblaw's Princess Market

  Nov 2000 - Apr 2003

  Retail Clerk - HMR
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  Queen's Writing Centre

  Sept 2002 - Apr 2004

  Writing Tutor (part-time)
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  Queen's University

  May 2004 - Mar 2007

  Communications Officer
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  City of Kingston

  Apr 2007 - Jan 2022

  Communications Officer
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  Sarah Withrow

  Nov 2021 - now

  Writer