Mary Schendlinger (born August 1948Mary Schendlinger
Annick Press) is a writer and editor. She is the senior editor at ''

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'', a magazine she co-founded with Stephen Osborne.Mary Schendlinger
Tristan Koster, ''Nineteen Questions'', April 8, 2013

Personal life

Schendlinger grew up in

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. As a child, she was greatly inspired by Mad Magazine, and submitted her writing and comics to it several times without success. She currently lives in

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Professional career.

Schendlinger worked for seven years as an editorial/production assistant at Talon books, then for ten years as a managing editor for Harbour Publishing, where she was responsible for the Encyclopedia of British Columbia.Mary Schendlinger Faculty Bio
, Publishing at

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She was also employed as a typesetter by Pulp Press (now Arsenal Pulp Press) involved with Press Gang Publishers's Makara magazine.An Interview with Mary Schendlinger
Gillian Jerome and Chelsea Novak, ''Canadian Women in the Literary Arts'', 3 July 2013. Schendlinger has edited books for

Douglas & McIntyre Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd. is a Canadian book publishing firm. Douglas & McIntyre was founded by James Douglas and Scott McIntyre in 1971 as an independent publishing company based in Vancouver. Reorganized with new owners in 2008 as D&M ...

, Greystone Books, Raincoast Books, Heritage House, Calypso Books, Arsenal Pulp Press, as well as publications for the

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. Schendlinger has taught at

, the

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, and Malaspina College.

Books

*''Prepare To Be Amazed: The Geniuses of Modern Magic'' Toronto: Annick Press, 2005. *''The Totem Poles of Stanley Park'' (with Vickie Jensen). Vancouver: Westcoast Words in association with Subway Books, 2004. *''The Little Greenish-Brown Book of Slugs'' (as Eve Corbel). Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 1993. *''The Little Blonde Book of Kim Campbell''. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 1993. *''Power Parenting Your Teenager'' (as Mary Eve Corbel). Bridgeport, Conn: Hysteria Publications, 1997.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schendlinger, Mary 1948 births Living people Canadian women non-fiction writers Canadian editors Canadian women editors Canadian comics artists Canadian female comics artists Academic staff of the University of British Columbia Academic staff of Simon Fraser University Artists from Vancouver Artists from Wisconsin Writers from Vancouver Writers from Wisconsin People from Waukesha, Wisconsin Canadian feminist writers