Paul McLaughlin
BIO
Biography
Paul McLaughlin is an award-winning freelance writer, playwright, broadcaster, and author of about a dozen books (many private commissions), hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles, and countless broadcast scripts.
A leading interviewing expert, he has written two books on how to interview. A former interviewing and performance trainer for CBC Radio and TV, Paul has taught journalism and professional writing since 1978 at Algonquin College and Carleton University in Ottawa, and Ryerson University and (currently) York University, in Toronto.
ADDRESS
City: toronto,
Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
paul@paulmclaughlin.ca
GENRE
Non-fiction books, plays
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
The Suicide Magnet: Inside the Battle to Erect a Safety Barrier on Toronto’s Bloor Viaduct
Publisher
Dundurn Press
Year
2023
Title
Asking the Best Questions: A comprehensive interviewing book for journalists, podcasters, bloggers, vloggers, influencers, and anyone who asks questions under pressure
Publisher
Centennial College Press
Year
2022
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Winner, Canadian National Playwriting Competition, for Jacques Plante & the Parkdale Knitting League
Name
Winner, Canadian National Playwriting Competition, for Whole-in-One
Name
Winner, CBC Radio/Quebec Playwrights Drama Federation Award, for Jacques Plante & the Parkdale Knitting League
Name
Winner, Walter J. Macdonald Memorial Award, for “The Final Accounting of Johnny O,” CA Magazine
LINKS
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
Any
Presentation Genre
How to write, how to interview
Presentation Length
TBD
Presentation Description
Presentation description
I have taught writing and interviewing for many decades. I can present speeches and workshops of any length or content. I am the former interviewing trainer for CBC Radio and TV.
Presentation Fee(s)
TBD
School presentation details
Audience Size
Any
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
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Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
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