Words that Sing

Cheryl Mahaffy

My pen is backed by two non-stop decades in journalism and public relations, from an internship at the Wall Street Journal to mayoral speech writing. Recent work includes books, annual (and other) reports, vision documents, newsletters, writing for the web, teaching, media kits, magazine writing and other creative non-fiction.

Master of Arts in Journalism.

Bachelor of Arts. Double major in journalism and English, Indiana University, 1977

Contact Information

Independent Writing, Editing Current and previous clients include:

Manasc Isaac Architects, Alberta Council on Aging, Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters, Alberta Recreation & Parks Association, Alberta Centre for Active Living, College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta, Chinook Multimedia, Chrysalis, Clark Builders, Edmonton Airports Authority, Edmonton Public Library, DWRG Consulting, Alberta Council on Aging, Success By 6®, City of Edmonton, College of Physicians and Surgeons, County of Strathcona, Customer Information Systems, Danny Hooper Productions, Daishowa-Marubeni International, Dietitians of Canada, Economic Development Edmonton, Edmonton Christian School, Edmonton Community Foundation, Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues, MacEwan, Mayor of St. Albert, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation, University of Alberta.

Journalistic Writing

Alberta Venture
Alberta Views
Alberta RN
AMA Westworld
Avenue Magazine
Business in Calgary
Catalyst
Edmonton Journal
Folio Express News
Homemaker's
Legacy
Edmonton Parent
Reformed Worship
See
Today's Alberta Woman
Your Health

Books

26 Alberta journeys in 100 Journeys, Alberta Motor Association, 2006.

"Doing Lunch with John Benes" in Big Enough Dreams edited by Debbie Marshall, Learning Community Press, 2006.

“Day and Night in the Horn of Africa” in Outside of Ordinary, anthology of women’s transformational travel edited by Lynn Cecil and Catherine Bancroft, Second Story Press, 2005.

“Mural on Concrete: Dignity Unveiled” in Edmonton on Location: River City Chronicles, edited by Heather Zwicker, NeWest Press, 2005.

Agora Borealis: Engaging in Sustainable Architecture. Co-written with architect Vivian Manasc, taking readers behind the scenes on four sustainable building projects, Books Collective (Partners in Design Books), 2002.

Women Building Alberta. In-progress work telling the stories of our pioneering women architects and tracing the impact of women architects on Alberta’s built landscape.

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