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CPW909
Career Consultations
We offer writers, editors, corporate communicators and publishers an opportunity to discuss their career goals and aspirations with a professional in the field. These consultations provide career and education guidance, résumé feedback, suggestions regarding skill development and coaching. They do not include manuscript assessments or editorial review.
During these private consultations, you'll receive candid advice on how to build on career-focused strengths and skills, and overcome weaknesses and concerns. Many of our instructors are available as consultants in business writing and marketing communication, technical communication, book and magazine publishing, editing, freelance writing, journalism and creative writing.
After registering, contact us at write@sfu.ca to set up an appointment, indicating—in order of preference—three instructors with whom you would like to meet. We will arrange for you to meet with one of the three instructors.
Consultations are available weekdays, evenings or weekends. We'll make every effort to match you with one of your three choices of consultants within a month of registration, but we cannot guarantee availability.
Overview
One-hour online or phone consultation
Cost: $105
Upcoming Offerings
- Mon, Jan 27, 12:01 a.m. – 12:02 a.m. Pacific Time (consultation)
- Fri, Dec 19, 12:01 a.m. – 12:02 a.m. Pacific Time (consultation)
participating instructors
Business Communication
- Ellen Ashdown (project management and business communications)
- Elizabeth Rains (writing marketing materials, online writing and publicity writing)
- Renée Sarojini Saklikar (social marketing for small-press authors, and making career transitions)
Editing
- Ellen Ashdown (technical editing)
- Ray Hsu (substantive editing)
- Audrey McClellan (editing)
- Lana Okerlund (copy editing and proofreading)
- Maureen Phillips (editing and grammar)
- Rowena Rae (editing)
- Heidi Turner (editing and freelancing)
Plain Language
Public Relations
Technical Communication
- Ellen Ashdown (technical writing, project management and knowledge management)
- June Madison (technical/online communications and instructional design)
- Audrey McClellan (indexing)
Writing and Publishing
- Caroline Adderson
- Claudia Cornwall (non-fiction)
- Ray Hsu (creative non-fiction, poetry and publishing)
- Elizabeth Rains (magazine writing and publishing, and writing non-fiction book proposals)
- Rowena Rae (children’s writing, editing and publishing)
- Renée Sarojini Saklikar (writing)