Hi from Toronto! 

I’m a freelance journalist, editor, writing coach, workshop facilitator, content marketing specialist, spoken word poet, and former artistic director of Toronto Poetry Slam. In 2026, I was appointed the Writer-in-Residence at Toronto Public Library’s North York Central Library, with a focus on journalism.

I write for publications such as The Globe & Mail, The Toronto Star, BBC News, Chatelaine, TheGrammys.com, Canadian Business, Complex, Vice, Fast Company,  MIT Technology Review, New Scientist, Tom’s Guide, BlueDot Living and more than 20 alumni publications. 

I also write for several well-known brands, such as RBC, TD, FlashFood, Darabase, Bold Commerce, ATB, and Blue J Legal. 

For 15 years, I was editor-in-chief of Digital Journal, a global news network with 150 writers reporting on important news from around the world. For two years, I was editor of B2B News Network, Canada’s only news network for B2B trends.

I have a passion for teaching writing. I’ve brought poetry and journalism workshops to more than 30 schools and community centers, and for three years I helped run Camp Write-a-Way, a creative-writing summer camp in North York. In 2020 I taught writing to students across the U.S. as a volunteer workshop facilitator for the Youth Remote Learning initiative organized by Columbia University.

I also love writing poetry and spoken word. I’ve performed on stages across the world, including Vancouver, Montreal, New York City, London and Paris. As a theatre artist, my first solo show Jewnique debuted in 2018 at the Al Green Theatre, and I’ve since toured the show to Calgary, Ottawa and Blue Mountain Resort. My second solo show, Before & After, premiered in March 2023.

My book of poetry As Close to the Edge Without Going Over was published by Kelp Queen Press in 2019, and excerpts of my collection were published on the popular blog BoingBoing. 

I love hosting shows! Maybe you’ve see me on the stage of Toronto Poetry Slam, one of the most popular poetry shows in Canada, which I launched in 2005 and helped run for 15 years. Prior to TPS, I produced the series Suburban Spoken Word in Thornhill, Ontario. Out of a bridge club. It was a different time then. 

In the past 20 years, I’ve hosted around 400 poetry events and more than 20 conference panels and discussions. For three years, for example, I managed and hosted Future of Media events at the Drake Hotel in downtown Toronto.

Some random facts about me:

• I performed spoken word poetry at a TEDx event in 2008. 
• I won the national Haiku Head-to-Head Deathmatch in 2010.
• One of my poems, Our Love, is being displayed on the transit system in Toronto throughout 2026.
• I’m a voracious reader, with my favourite authors including Kurt Vonnegut, Harlan Ellison, Derrick Brown, Ian Keteku, Celeste Ng, Ray Bradbury, John Irving and Etgar Keret.
• You can find me on the local basketball and tennis court, and maybe the odd curling rink.
• My most beloved band,  yet my most hated food, are the Red Hot Chili Peppers.