About this site
This is my online writing portfolio. Samples have been organized according to categories, found under the “Clippings by Category” link in the navigation bar to the left.
- General Features: Feature articles on this and that and sometimes even the other thing.
- News Features: Feature articles on various news stories prominent within my circulation.
- Sports Features: Feature articles on sports figures and events.
- Community Features: Feature articles on various communities and their activities.
- Editorials: Pretty self-explanatory.
- Reviews: Reviews of books and theatre
- Interviews: From writers such as Maeve Binchy and Ian Rankin to director Neil Jordan I’ve talked to a lot of people. The nice thing is, they talk back.
- Marketing and Advertising: From my long-running “Ad Nauseam” column on various issues important to the advertising industry.
- Technology: While much of my writing in this field was proprietary, this is a sampling of articles done for the general public. It also includes an example of my corporate editing.
A few reader favourites over the years are, The first of the Last Times, Chicken art and Canadian politics, and V8 juice and Canadian unity.
I’ve also added a couple of academic theses, which, while serious in subject matter, are (I hope) written with a light enough touch to be enjoyable.
Both my technical and marketing writing for corporate clients has largely been analytical and proprietary, and therefore not appropriate for inclusion here. The articles posted under those categories are those I’ve written for the general public. However, one of my corporate clients, QlikView, was kind enough to allow me to post a sample of the editing I’ve done for their white papers.
I’ve also included a few posts from blogs I’ve kept, and some slideshows of photos I’ve taken.
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Thanks for visiting.
Prizes
Education and Recommendations
Education
University of Toronto:
Degree: B.A., English.
Extra Credits: Cinema, Linguistics, Celtic Studies, Philosophy, Theology.
Niagara College:
Credits: English, Sociology, Psychology
George Brown College:
Certificate: Commercial Art.
Credits toward Jounalism and Technical Writing Certificates:
Managing Documentation, Technical Writing, Grammar for Editors, Feature Writing, Writing for Magazines
Recommendations
Erica Driver, Sr. Director Global Product Marketing, Co-founder and Principal, ThinkBalm
“Christopher Simpson has served as a research editor for ThinkBalm since September, 2009. … He is meticulous and communicates his feedback and suggestions respectfully, with a great sense of humor. He communicates clearly and returns edited documents on or before the time he has promised. I’d recommend Christopher any time, to anyone.”
Kyle Gomboy, CEO, ReactionGrid
“Christopher was an amazing resource for marketing guidance early in ReactionGrid's start. We had made some basic marketing mistakes & Christopher kindly offered his knowledge in this area to us.”
Chuck Nyren, marketing specialist, international speaker, and author of Advertising to Baby Boomers
“Christopher Simpson’s varied accomplishments and experiences overwhelm: Building an IT Department from scratch, a vast knowledge of hardware and software, a profound understanding of the written word creative and technical, and professor/mentor to many. Mr. Simpson challenges the concept of right/left brain functionality. Read one of his editorials, a creative piece, slices of his luminous copy - and tell me which side you think he lives in. Few inhabit both worlds.”
Notable Interviews
To the right are a few of the noteworthy interviews I've conducted.
Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin sends a secret message to Carol Burnett's mother.
Maeve Binchy
Astronaut James Lovell
