Withrow Sarah

Withrow Sarah

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Retired from fruitful employment.

  • Education

    • Toronto Metropolitan University

      1985 - 1988
      B.A.A. Journalism
  • Experience

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • Leonard Domino and Associates

      Oct 1989 - Jun 1992
      Corporate Writer
    • The Kendall Corporate Training Group

      Sept 1992 - May 1994
      Corporate Writer
    • 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.

    • Sarah

      May 1994 - Apr 2004
      Freelance Writer

      Including newsletters for CIBC and Imperial Oil.

    • Fireworks

      May 1998 - May 2000
      Retail Clerk
    • 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.

    • Loblaw's Princess Market

      Nov 2000 - Apr 2003
      Retail Clerk - HMR
    • Queen's Writing Centre

      Sept 2002 - Apr 2004
      Writing Tutor (part-time)
    • Queen's University

      May 2004 - Mar 2007
      Communications Officer
    • City of Kingston

      Apr 2007 - Jan 2022
      Communications Officer
    • Sarah Withrow

      Nov 2021 - now
      Writer
  • Licenses & Certifications