Mary Schendlinger (born August 1948[1]) is a writer and editor. She is the senior editor at Geist, a magazine she co-founded with Stephen Osborne.[2]

Personal life

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Schendlinger grew up in Waukesha, Wisconsin. As a child, she was greatly inspired by Mad Magazine, and submitted her writing and comics to it several times without success.[1][2]

She currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1]

Professional career.

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Schendlinger worked for seven years as an editorial/production assistant at Talon books, then for ten years as a managing editor for Harbour Publishing, where she was responsible for the Encyclopedia of British Columbia.[3] She was also employed as a typesetter by Pulp Press (now Arsenal Pulp Press) involved with Press Gang Publishers's Makara magazine.[4]

Schendlinger has edited books for Douglas & McIntyre, Greystone Books, Raincoast Books, Heritage House, Calypso Books, Arsenal Pulp Press, as well as publications for the Vancouver Art Gallery.[3]

Schendlinger has taught at Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, and Malaspina College.[3]

Books

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  • 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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  1. ^ a b c Mary Schendlinger, Annick Press
  2. ^ a b Mary Schendlinger, Tristan Koster, Nineteen Questions, April 8, 2013
  3. ^ a b c Mary Schendlinger Faculty Bio Archived 2015-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, Publishing at Simon Fraser University
  4. ^ An Interview with Mary Schendlinger, Gillian Jerome and Chelsea Novak, Canadian Women in the Literary Arts, 3 July 2013.