Writing, Research, and Storytelling

Specializing in criminal justice, policy, and the extraordinary stories of real people

I write about criminal justice in the United States and Canada, with a special interest in the lived experience of incarceration. Much of my work focuses on the personal stories that rarely make it into official reports but reveal how prison systems actually operate.

My writing has appeared in publications including ChatelaineThe Globe and MailThe Tyee, and Xtra Magazine.

I am available for select writing, research, and editorial projects.

Explore my writing, editing, and other services below.

Writing Services

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Ghostwriting and Public Voice Writing

  • Opinion columns
  • Blog, linkedin, or substack posts
  • Speech writing
  • Memoirs and autobiographies

Academic Writing, Editing, and Support

  • Grant and fellowship writing or editing
  • Manuscript editing

Communications and Institutional Writing

  • Reports, white papers, and public-facing research summaries
  • Website copy

Consulting

  • Life writing and memoir development
  • Story development for people with lived experience with the criminal justice system
  • Integrating lived experience and personal narrative into policy and research writing

Research

  • Criminal justice policy research
  • Research briefs and reports
  • Archival and historical research
  • Interview-based narrative research

Teaching and Public Speaking

  • Guest lectures
  • Conference presentations
  • Public talks and panel discussions
  • Workshops on writing about criminal justice
  • Writing workshops for lived-experience storytellers

Please note that I do not undertake client work on subjects I am actively reporting on.


Non-Fiction Writing, Journalism, and Commentary

Book

Prison Life Writing: Conversion and the Literary Roots of the U.S. Prison System

Prison Life Writing is the first full-length study of one of the most controversial genres in American literature. By exploring the complicated relationship between life writing and institutional power, this book reveals the overlooked aesthetic innovations of incarcerated people and the surprising literary roots of the U.S. prison system.

Research and Scholarship

My academic writing focuses on the relationship between literature and the criminal justice system.







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