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Writer
Final Copy proprietor Rick Johnson is a
published author with many years of experience as a newspaper reporter,
columnist, features and editorial writer, communications director and
managing editor.
Writing accomplishments
include books and a variety of awards:
- 2003 – The Way Life Is
(Trafford Publishing) – A true story about the love and
devotion of a young couple whose two daughters are born with disability
- 2002 – Beyond Words –
an anthology of creative writing pieces
- 1999 – Celebrating Seniors
– a collection of 21 feature profiles in commemoration of The
United Nations Year of Older Persons
- Two-time winner of the International
Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors Golden Dozen Award for outstanding
editorial writing
- Three-time winner of the Charles Hawkins
Memorial Trophy for best national editorial, Canadian Community
Newspapers Association
- First-place winner of the Vopni Memorial
Award for best editorial, Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
- Second-place winner of the CIDA Award for
Excellence in feature writing on international co-operation
- Media Award winner, Ontario Forest
Industries Association, for excellence in news and feature writing on
the forest industry
Formal credentials
include:
- Journalism major, Red River Community
College, Winnipeg, Canada
- Transformative Writing graduate,
Heartspace Writing
School
- University of Manitoba graduate (Bachelor
of Arts in Political Science)
- Global TESOL College graduate
- Business Management Forum graduate
- Toastmasters International graduate (CTM)
- Member, Manitoba Editors’
Association and Manitoba Writers’ Guild
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