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