MeghanJ.Ward

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NameMeghan J. Ward
Business NameMeghan J. Ward
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LocationBanff, Alberta
Biography

Meghan J. Ward is an outdoor, travel and adventure writer based in Banff, Canada. The author of four books, Meghan has also written for films, anthologies, blogs and some of North Americaês top outdoor, fitness and adventure publications. Her other hats include marketing for her husband/photographer, Paul Zizka, co-publisher/ Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning Canadian Rockies Annual (2016-2020), and mother of two.

She has two books forthcoming, a childrenês book, The Wonders That I Find (Spring 2021) and a travel memoir (Fall 2022), both to be published by Rocky Mountain Books.

Publications

BOOKS

The Wonders That I Find. (To be published March 2021, Rocky Mountain Books)

Grandeur of the Canadian Rockies. (Published May 2017, Rocky Mountain Books)

Splendour of the Canadian Rockies. (Published May 2017, Rocky Mountain Books)

Beauty of the Canadian Rockies. (Published May 2017, Rocky Mountain Books)

Souvenir of the Canadian Rockies. (Published May 2017, Rocky Mountain Books)

You Wonêt Remember This: Travel with Babies _ Contributor. (Published October 2016)

ebook: Paul Zizkaês Guide to Photography in the Canadian Rockies (Banff to Lake Louise Edition) – Co-Author. (Published August 2018)

MAGAZINES

Canadian Rockies Annual (Editor) Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

Highline Magazine (Editor) 2011-2013

SELECT ARTICLES

Captured in Ice. Outdoor Photographer Magazine. (January 2021)

At Home in the Backcountry. (Ed.) Canadian Rockies Annual, Volume 5. (May 2020)

Western Warmth and Dinosaur Discoveries. Washington Post Brand Studio/Destination Canada. (August 2019)

OêHara. (Ed.) Canadian Rockies Annual, Volume 4. (May 2019)

For King & Country. Canadian Rockies Annual, Volume 3. (May 2018)

Rockies Life in the ê70s. Canadian Rockies Annual, Volume 2. (May 2017)

Unearthing a Story at Head-Smashed-In. Canadian Rockies Annual, Volume 2. (May 2017)

The Making of a Wild Child, Wild Women Magazine (June 2016)

Running Toward the Light: On the Hunt for the Aurora Borealis in Alberta. Travel Alberta Winter Magazine. Pg 30-34. (Winter 2014/2015)

The Land That Does Not Melt. Pgs. 40-43. Impact Magazine. (November/December 2012)

Ultra Awesome: Ellie Greenwood, the Worldês Best 100K Runner. Impact Magazine. (July/August 2011)

The Land of –Why?”: Quest for Adventure, Family Style. Vol. 2, Issue 2. Pg. 8-11. Highline Magazine. (Summer, 2010)

Awards

Best New Magazine, Alberta Magazine Awards (2017), Canadian Rockies Annual

Finalist, Magazine of the Year, Alberta Magazine Awards (2019), Canadian Rockies Annual

Readersê Choice Award for Favourite Hiking and Outdoors Travel Blogger, USA Today (2014)

Rod Robertson Prize for Dramatic Literature and Theatre History, Queen's University (2007)

Memberships

Fellow, Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Magazines Canada

Alberta Magazine Publishers Association

Genres
  • Autobiography / Biography / Memoir
  • Children's Literature
  • Creative Nonfiction
  • Travel Writing
Services
  • Freelance Writing
  • Lectures / Public Speaking
  • Readings - Adult
  • Readings - Youth
  • Workshops - Adult
FacebookMeghan Ward on Facebook Page
TwitterMeghan Ward on Twitter
LinkedInMeghan Ward on LinkedIn
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