Biography
Angella Cormier is a multimedia designer with over twenty-five years of experience in the field. Passionate about reading and writing from a very young age, she has aimed at working with words and images throughout her life, bringing both together in a myriad of ways. She holds a diploma in Interactive Multimedia Technology from McKenzie College in Moncton, NB. As a lifelong learner in the field of writing, she has participated in various workshops at events and venues such as the Frye Festival, the Fog Lit Festival, Film NB and PEI Writer’s Guild. Angella also completed a comprehensive and accredited course on Freelance Writing. Angella believes in giving back to her community. This is why she co-facilitated a writing group at the Moncton YWCA from 2017 to 2020, both in-person and virtually. She is a founding organizer of the Metro Moncton Book Festival which ran for three years from 2017 to 2020. She has actively volunteered as a writing coach since 2016 until present for autistic youth and young adults who have a love of writing. Angella is also an accomplished writer, having four books published, as well as five short stories in the Seasonal Paths and Elements anthologies. She has also been published in a poetry collection. She is currently working on two novels and many short stories. Her book Oakwood Island, co-written with Pierre C. Arseneault, was nominated for four awards in the United States. Since the inception of her business, Ancor Creative Solutions, in 2023, she has guided and helped several local authors self-publish their books. Over the past few years, her name has appeared in several book credits and acknowledgements pages. Since October 2023, she has helped bring to life over fifty publications, from novels, short story anthologies, poetry collections, recipe books and more! Angella has worked on content in a variety of ways; formatting, proofreading, cover design, promotional book products design (bookmarks, posters, flyers), video book trailers, audio recordings, and more. Her creativity, her skills in writing, design and multimedia combined with her passion for helping others pursue their writing dreams is what makes Angella a champion in this venture.