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Fiona Wren
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Past and Present Gigs:

Freelance Writer - September 2003 - present

Produced advertising, brochure, and Web site copy for clients including: The Calgary Health Trust, Selling Systems, CareOne Credit Counseling, Cactrus Drink Systems, Antibe Therapeutics, Oasis Wellness Centre & Spa, Highline Auto Custom, Bleeding Art Industries, and the Loreto Bay Company.

Critical Mass - Copywriter - January 2001 – September 2003

Created copy for award-winning interactive and Web sites, wireless, e-mail and banner campaigns.
Conducted a "Copywriting for the Web" workshop for Dell Computers, Inc. in Austin, Texas.
Projects included: Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sports Coupe launch (microsite, CD-ROM, and e-mail); content and copy for Dell Home Systems and Business segments of Dell.com; Procter & Gamble Human Resources (flash pieces).

SMED International – Senior Writer - May 1998 – December 2000

Advertising, Web site, brochure, annual and quarterly report copy.
Edited and created content for all internal newsletters.

Smart Marketing - Researcher / writer - February 1997 - January 2001

Researched and wrote marketing business plans for inventors.

Provincial Mental Health Advisory Board - Writer - 1998

Created a user guide for the PMHAB's province-wide database program.

What’s Been in Print:

Apple Magazine:
"Community Builder" - July/August 2004
"Toast of the Town" - May/June 2004
"A Gift of Life' - Jan/Feb 2004
"A Lasting Legacy" – Oct/Nov 2003

Frontlines:
#101: "Philanthropists Give Rise To Research, Technology, Treatment and Talent" - January 2004
#100: "Vets' Angels Bring Joy to Colonel Belcher Residents" - December 2003

Blue Buffalo: “I’d Rather Be Late Than Have No Life At All” - Spring, 1998

Literacy Co-Ordinators of Alberta Newsletter: Winter, 1997

Calgary Herald:
“There’s Gold in Them Thar Klondike Stories” - April 27, 1996
“Cookson Sticks to Familiar Formula” - September 9, 1995
“Yes, Even the Elephants Feel Joy and Sorrow” - August 15, 1995
“The New Victorians” - August 1, 1995

Canadian Horseman: “Bill Pratt: Trans Canada Trail Blazer” - July 1995

Book Smarts:

Alberta Theatre Projects - Playwriting Workshops – 1999, 2000

IABC Workshops - Writing for the Web and Understanding E-Commerce
1999

Mount Royal College - Calgary Alberta - Continuing Education—Introduction to Public Relations, Writing for Public Relations - 1998

Mount Royal College - Calgary Alberta - Professional Writing Certificate Program
1997

University of Calgary - Calgary, Alberta - Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies
1994

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Other Accomplishments:

First Prize, Short Fiction - Mount Royal College Writing Contest - 1997:
“The Feel-Good Movie of the Year”