Word Smith Worx

Article Wordsmith

Quality: I consistently produce top-notch work that rarely needs editing.

I have written and edited countless articles, newsletters, flyers, reports and more for a variety of clients, including many who are leaders in their fields like:
  • Janine Moon, Master Certified Coach
  • Michael Losier, Law of Attraction Author, Oprah radio show host
  • Pam Ivey, Virtual Solutions Specialist
  • Vince Capone, Underwater Technology Expert
  • Marilyn Ellis, Author, Speaker, Coach
  • James P. Delgado, world renown Maritime Archaeologist
  • Dr. Shoshana Bennett, Author, Coach, Speaker

    ...and many more

My newspaper and magazine experience includes:

  • Monthly mental health columnist for Health Care News
  • Copywriting stringer for the Business Examiner
  • Quarterly columnist for Looking Great
  • Past editor of the Canadian VA Network (CVAN) newsletter
  • Past editor of the Periodical Writer's Association of Canada (PWAC) newsletter

Currently I am the calendar of events editor for Focus magazine.
"Kathy Smith has edited our NOW arts calendar for about three years. I send her numerous press releases, all in different formats and levels of information. She recomposes them into our listing style, puts them in order, and makes my life easier! I can rely on her grammatical skills, accuracy and judgement. She does this with a short turnaround time as well." ~Leslie Campbell, President, Campbell Communications Inc.


Published Print and Online Articles
Please click on selected links to read samples.

Keeping Pirates Firmly on the Radar
June 2010 - Shipping Network (pgs. 10-11)
(London, U.K.)


In the Wake of the Mighty Thompson

September 2009 - Impowerage (Vancouver)

Keeping Change in Proportion

Premier Issue, Fall 2004 - Looking Great (Winnipeg)

What the heck is Buccaneer TV?
May 14 2003 - Esquimalt News (Victoria)

Enduring architectural firm sets sights on diversifying
April 2003 - Business Exminer (Victoria)

Psychiatric Dis/Abilities Program
Spring 2003 - Visions, BC's Mental Health Journal (Vancouver)

Chalk It Up Signs chalks one up for business niche
April 2003 - Business Examiner

A realtor with lasting appeal
March 2003 - Business Examiner

DMG Financial focuses on people, then product
February 2003 - Business Examiner

Foster Air Conditioning Ltd. - 75 years and counting
February 2003 - Business Examiner

A Personal Trainer with a Personal Touch
January 2003 - Business Examiner

Report paves way for smoke-free teens
Winter 2002 - Cross Currents (Ontario)

Unity Business Machines takes light approach to advertising
but remain serious about customer service

September 2002 - Business Examiner

Friendly Notaries make clients feel at home
August 2002 - Business Examiner

A Career with Clarica is Waiting
August 2002 - Business Examiner

Island Blue - 90 Years Strong
July 2002 - Business Examiner

Shoal Point Offers Business on Waterfront
June 2002 - Business Examiner

The Glenshiel
June 2002 - Business Examiner

Club Phoenix
April 2002 - Business Examiner

Naturally, it's in the diet
January 30, 2002 - Oak Bay News (Victoria)

Beginning the New Year Stronger Than Ever
January 3, 2002 - Business Examiner

Sculpting A New Life
November/December 2001 - Active Living Magazine (Ontario)

Baywest Home Centre - Building a Loyal Clientele
November 19, 2001 - Business Examiner

Royal Roads Unique Business Coaching Program
August 2001 - Business Examiner

Unique Approaches: Women In Victoria's Health Industry
August 2001 - Business Examiner

Good Diet and Exercise Habits Can Help in the Fight with Schizophrenia
July/August 2001 - Schizophrenia Digest (Ontario)

They Share a Love for Art, Purely by Accident
July 8, 2001 - Victoria Times Colonist, Islander section

Common Budgeting Principles Apply to All
May/June 2001 - Schizophrenia Digest

Coaching Good Remedy for Transitional Changes
March 7, 2001 - Oak Bay News

New Year, New Hope for Anxiety Sufferers
January 17, 2001 - Peninsula News Review (Victoria)

High-Tech, Non-Lethal Weapon New Option for Police
Sept./Oct. 2000 - Schizophrenia Digest

Disturbing Media Images Still Rampant
July - 1999 Schizophrenia Digest

Springtime in the Canadian Rockies
May 1999 - Picture This (Seattle)

Porcelain Veneers
May 1999 - Picture This

Step Up Romance with a Springtime Picnic
May 1999 - Picture This

Vancouver Island a Sculptors' Haven
November 15, 1998 - Victoria Times-Colonist, Islander Section

Schizophrenia in the Family
Spring 1998 - Schizophrenia Digest

Looking to a Positive Future
March/April 1998 - Insight Health Magazine (Victoria)

Project Inter-Seed, Growing Relationships in Health Care
December 1997/January 1998 - Insight Health Magazine

The Victoria Citizen Advocacy Society/Friendship Overcoming Disabilities
October/November 1997 - Insight Health Magazine

Victoria Women's Conference Focuses on Informed Decision-Making
June 1995 - Health Care News (Vancouver-now defunct)

Education Key to Treating Child Depression Properly
June 1995 - Health Care News

Options on the Rise for HRA's
May 1995 - Health Care News

Alternating Darkness and Light
April 1995 - Schizophrenia Digest

Blenkinsop Project is One Year Old
March 1995 - Health Care News

Psychiatry in the Community
February 1995 - Health Care News

Health and Safety in the Workplace
February 1995 - Health Care News

Alternating Darkness and Light
December 1994 - Health Care News

Helping to Solve Hearing Problems
November 1994 - Health Care News

Work and Disability
October 1994 - Health Care News

Community Nursing - New Perspective
October 1994 - Health Care News

Sign Brings out Smiles
August 1994 - Esquimalt News

CMO Gears Up for Major Event
July/August 1994 - Health Care News

The Yew Tree Family Restaurant
June 1994 - Goldstream News Gazette (Victoria)

New Directions in Progress
June 1994 - Health Care News

Boot Scootin' Fever
June 1994 - West Coast Country Magazine (Vancouver Island)

Seniors Scoot Their Boots
June/July 1994 - South Island Seniors Magazine (Victoria)

Centre Makes Great Inroads
May 1994 - Goldstream News Gazette

Emergencies of the Mind
May 1994 - Health Care News

RN Battles Job Discrimination
April 1994 - Health Care News

Mental Health - Moving Into the Community
March 1994 - Health Care News

Time Out for Caregivers
February 1994 - Health Care News

Partnership in Action
January 1994 - Health Care News

Boot Scootin' Kicks In
January 1994 - Esquimalt News

It's Not Just My Nerves
May 1993 - Health Care News


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