Mary Schendlinger (born August 1948Mary Schendlinger
Annick Press) is a writer and editor. She is the senior editor at '' Geist'', a magazine she co-founded with Stephen Osborne.Mary Schendlinger
Tristan Koster, ''Nineteen Questions'', April 8, 2013

Personal life

Schendlinger grew up in

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. As a child, she was greatly inspired by

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, and submitted her writing and comics to it several times without success. She currently lives in

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Professional career.

Schendlinger worked for seven years as an editorial/production assistant at Talon books, then for ten years as a managing editor for

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, where she was responsible for the

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.Mary Schendlinger Faculty Bio
, Publishing at

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She was also employed as a typesetter by Pulp Press (now

Arsenal Pulp Press Arsenal Pulp Press is a Canadian independent book publishing company, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company publishes a broad range of titles in both fiction and non-fiction, focusing primarily on underrepresented genres such as un ...

) involved with Press Gang Publishers's Makara magazine.An Interview with Mary Schendlinger
Gillian Jerome and Chelsea Novak, ''Canadian Women in the Literary Arts'', 3 July 2013. Schendlinger has edited books for

Douglas & McIntyre Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd. is a Canadian book publishing firm. Douglas & McIntyre was founded by James Douglas and Scott McIntyre in 1971 as an independent publishing company based in Vancouver. Reorganized with new owners in 2008 as D&M P ...

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, Heritage House, Calypso Books, Arsenal Pulp Press, as well as publications for the

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. Schendlinger has taught at

, the

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, and

Malaspina College Vancouver Island University (abbreviated as VIU, formerly known as Malaspina University-College and earlier as Malaspina College) is a Canadian public university serving Vancouver Island and coastal British Columbia. Malaspina College began in 196 ...

Books

*''Prepare To Be Amazed: The Geniuses of Modern Magic'' Toronto: Annick Press, 2005. *''The Totem Poles of Stanley Park'' (with Vickie Jensen). Vancouver: Westcoast Words in association with Subway Books, 2004. *''The Little Greenish-Brown Book of Slugs'' (as Eve Corbel). Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 1993. *''The Little Blonde Book of Kim Campbell''. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 1993. *''Power Parenting Your Teenager'' (as Mary Eve Corbel). Bridgeport, Conn: Hysteria Publications, 1997.

References

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