Kate Merlin

Background

I have over ten years as a freelance writer and member of the Professional Writers Association of Canada with articles published in national, local and regional magazines and newspapers.

I am also the founder of Chocolate River Publishing which is an active member of the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association and an associate member of the Association of Canadian Publishers.

As well, I am a retired school library worker from School District Anglophone East (as Catherine Hanson).

Publications

Articles in YES Mag 1997-2001

Trails of Greater Moncton (Goose Lane Editions, 2003) non-fiction

The Mirror (Chocolate River Publishing, 2011) grades 5 and up, bullying and racism from the bystanders POV

Stormy Passage (Chocolate River Publishing, 2019) a hi/lo adventure book designed to appeal to grade 5 and up, but written at the grade 2-3 level

What I Offer

Writing and editing workshops
Insights on the publishing process