Kelly has now taken on the role of President of the Professional Writers Association of Canada Vancouver Chapter. It should be a great year for the chapter with new monthly socials being held and an updated presence online.

Kelly Thompson has been hired as the Program Facilitator for Hot Ink, a Creative Writing program for young women in grades 8-12. The program is run through the Richmond Women’s Resource Centre and is designed to help young ladies reach their greatest potential. Kelly is responsible for writing all of the lesson plans and providing

I have a new article that came out today on Straight.com titled Soldiers are Real, Not Rambos. Straight.com is the online version of the Georgia Straight newspaper, published weekly here in Vancouver, BC. The article outlines some of the ridiculous questions that military people are often asked and focuses on the fact that military members

Embedded on the Home Front: Where Military and Civilian Lives Converge has been released by Heritage House Press this week. You can buy a copy, or the ebook version, at any Chapters, Amazon or directly from Heritage House Press. Kelly’s essay, “We Are a (Military) Family” is one of 14 essays to appear in the

Kelly has now taken on the position of vice president of the Vancouver chapter of the Professional Writers Association of Canada. Kelly hopes to help increase PWAC memberships and promote the association and all the benefits. Check out writers.ca, where this fall, PWAC will launch a new version of the site where employers can buy

Kelly has been awarded a prized entrance scholarship to the Creative Writing UBC masters in fine arts program, based solely on the writing used for her application. The writing is judged by a panel of writers and professors who determine who will be awarded the scholarship.

The next exciting issue of Pie is officially on shelves at Chapters and Indigo stores across North America. This issue features a cover story and interview with sexy, Canadian icon Kim Cattrall, written by Kelly. There are also several other articles written by Kelly including a feature on Harrison Springs resort and notorious Canadian chef

Kelly’s essay, “We are (a Military) Family,” has been accepted into the Embedded on the Homefront anthology, to be published by Heritage House Press in Fall 2012. The book contains essays written by family members, spouses and friends of soldiers who experienced military life from the homefront perspective. Kelly writes about her family’s generational history

Issue 6 of Pie Magazine, which I have been lucky enough to be a part of, is now out in all Chapters Indigo stores, W Hotels and Page & Turners stores, with the amazing Arlene Dickinson on the front cover. I have four articles written in this issue, and also served in my role as

Kelly has been hired as the Copy Editor of Pie Magazine, a magazine that showcases affordable luxury and is based out of Barrie, ON. The magazine is sold nationally through Chapters Indigo stores and is published three times annually. The next issue will release in less than a month!