https://oceanexpert.org/expert/Amanda.Leslie@dal.ca

MFA

Other

Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology

• Successfully completed a Bachelor of Science with a major in marine biology, a Bachelor of Journalism, an MFA in creative non-fiction and a graduate diploma in science communication and public engagement.
• Highly effective oral and written communication skills.
• Recipient of the Audrey Stevenson Memorial Scholarship for female journalists, the Nova Scotia Talent Trust Scholarship for literary arts and the Penguin Random House Canada Prize, as well as grant funding from Arts Nova Scotia and the Canada Council for the Arts.
• Served as a committee member for the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada (SWCC) from 2020 to 2023.
• Helped lead the development of SWCC's Paradigm Prize for underrepresented perspectives in science writing.

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