H. Clare Callow

                                  

 

 

Contact Clare  at mssclarity @ yahoo . com . au

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About H. Clare

Callow

 

I am a professional writer with 10 years' experience in the industry. I have done everything from journalism to advertising copy to romance novels. I have physically picked up a first-generation iMac and made to throw it out of a second-storey window. I am a veteran coffee-drinker.

          Over the years, I have had experience in an oddly broad range of areas. Ask me about a whole load of kinky things, and I can tell you.

I have worked as a petrol station attendant, Victorian bar wench, employment counselor to immigrants, singing waitress and ashtray cleaner. (The last one had the best employee benefits, strangely.)

          During my degree in communications (majoring in journalism) I hated PR and marketing so much I took up the hobby of randomly choosing electives. I ended up studying things like anthropology in East Asia and accidentally did two postgraduate subjects as an undergrad.

So when I promptly say, 'Yes, I know that topic,' to your request, it may sound strange, but I probably do.

           I do not know anything about gardening.

 

Qualifications

2007 Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment (Mr WED)

2006 Certificate IV in Small Business (RMIT)

2006 Diploma of Performing Arts (National Theatre)

2003 Bachelor of Communications and Arts (Journalism), Honours First Class (Monash University)

2001 Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing (Chisholm Institute of TAFE)

1997 VCE

2006 to present -  Freelance writing and editing

Providing freelance writing, editing, publication design and web design services to magazines, IT companies and general business.

 

2005 E-News

Journalist, Columnist, Researcher

Working for this small press establishment involved research, interviewing skills, and self-management.

 

2004/2005 Spectrum Employment Services

Marketing Consultant, Technical Writer

Managing the documentation for four offices of Spectrum Employment Services, this position involved writing of all in-house material, including pamphlets, forms and marketing letters, as well as writing of computer system manuals and marketing strategy.

 

2001/2002 Ink magazine

Editor

Co-editorship in the running of Monash University magazine Ink involved: creation and maintenance of working relationships with writers, Monash staff and publishers;

layout and design of the magazine; maintenance of finances; publicity, advertising, publication and distribution; occasional writing of articles.

 

Small Bits literary anthology

Editor

As part of the editorial team in the creation and publication of the Chisholm Institute of TAFE Professional Writing and Editing student anthology the position involved

collection of material, editing, design and layout, formation of working relationships with administrative staff, budget negotiation and distribution.

 

1997 Mirboo North Times

Schools Correspondent, Columnist

Establishing the position of Schools’ Correspondent for the small-town newspaper the Mirboo North Times. Duties included coverage of all school- and youth-related news, establishing press involvement in the community through instituting community programs and public debates, investigation of long-term issues, satirical weekly commentary, and general news duties.

 

Freelance publication details available on request, or browse www.claritywriting.bravehost.com

 

Awards

2002 Herb Thomas Memorial Trust Award for writing excellence

 

 

 

 

 

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clare can be contacted at mssclarity @ yahoo dot com dot au

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