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| Name | Jacqueline Carmichael |
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| Location | Alberta |
| Biography | Jacqueline Carmichael is a writer, editor and book coach. Her most recent book is Heard Amid the Guns: True Stories from the Western Front, 1914-1918 (Heritage House Nov. 3 2020). In response to the pandemic, Carmichael hosted and produce events online, enlisting the help of volunteers to connect the literary community. Women's YakFest, was a cross between a book club and a girls' night out, featuring authors and other amazing, strong, inspired women. Between April and November, 2020, she founded and produced The Quite Determined BC-Yukon Eco-Friendly Online Literary Road Trip 2020, a voluntary role doe the Federation of British Columbia Writers. She initiated the series of online events and classes via Zoom for writers and friends in response to brick-and-mortar readings, events, and launches grinding to a halt in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to moving back to Alberta, she was artistic director for the Electric Mermaid: Live Reads at Char's Landing, an international reading series and curated open mic based in Port Alberni, BC. She was a publisher at Glacier Media/Black Press overseeing the Westerly News in Tofino/Ucluelet. At the Edmonton Sun, she covered the Alberta Legislature, where she also taught journalism at the Lege School for Kids (Edmonton). She launched small regional magazine group and weekly newspapers from the roots up in Texas, as well as products/special sections within existing publications. Carmichael is twice a grad from The Writers Studio at Simon Fraser University. She ran media relations and events for large school district in Texas, where she was also a journalism instructor at a gifted program at UTPA-Edinburg. She was awarded First Place for feature series writing at the Associated Press Managing Editors (Texas APME Awards). Her self-published book, Tweets from the Trenches (2018), was shortlisted for the Whistler Independent Book Awards. Her first non-fiction book (FabJob Guide to Become a Party Planner, FabJob Publishing, 2006, co-authored) is still in print. |
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