WORK: I am an Edmonton-based freelance writer, and travel writing is my love. I graduated from the University of Alberta in 2004 with an English major and Anthropology minor. Since then I have created my business See Jane Write through which I contribute articles and essays to magazines, books and newspapers.
TRAVEL: Tibet, Nepal, India, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, and around North America, especially in the mountains.
I am a mother of two, and traveling with my kids gives me a whole new perspective.
INTERESTS: Meditation, yoga, running, hiking, travel, reading and writing.
CURRENT PROJECTS: I am writing a book about my recent trip to Tibet, Nepal and India with my friend Kushok Lobsang Dhamchoe. He is a Tibetan Buddhist monk who has lived in Edmonton, Alberta since 2000. He escaped Tibet in 1963 and subsequently spent 30 years as a monk at the Dalai Lama's monastery, Namgyal Monastery, in Dharamsala, India. I attempted to take Kushok home to Tibet but despite his recently acquired Canadian citizenship, he was denied entry into his home country. I learned that Tibet is a place of otherworldly beauty, intense sadness, and tight and ever-changing restrictions. More to come as I write about Kushok's and my adventures together to the borderlands of Tibet.
Writers Guild of Alberta: I recently judged a writing contest for the Writers Guild: the Amber Bowerman Memorial Travel Writing Award. Click here to see the 2010 Alberta Literary Awards Shorlist.
Check out my recent articles about my journey with Kushok:
Communications Officer at the Gaden Samten Ling Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Society. I write press releases, pamphlets and some website material. My friend and teacher Kushok Lobsang Dhamchoe is the centre's Spiritual Director.
Check out some links to organizations that have impacted my writing and life:
Gaden Samten Ling Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Society
Share Your Stories! If you have a provoking story that needs to be told, please feel free to email me at janemarshall@seejanewrite.ca. I would be pleased to hear from you. Who knows--perhaps your story might become a compelling article.
