Bio

I’m a writer. My articles—on a wide range of topics, including community issues, health, travel and business big and small—have appeared in publications in print and online, including Douglas Magazine, Times-Colonist, Canadian Business, Canadian Living and Office.com. A few of my short stories have appeared in literary journals, such as Mississippi Review. I’ve done time in academia, too, and hold a M.F.A. in Creative Writing from University of British Columbia.

I’m also an enthusiastic reader of literary novels, mysteries and selected nonfiction, and enjoy sharing my passion for the well-written word in courses I teach.

Looking for a writing coach? That’s another of my hats. For more on this, click here.

(Why is this site named “Sharleen Jonsson”? Because the domain for “Sharleen Johnson” was taken–and Jonsson, my father’s father’s surname, shows off my Icelandic roots!)