Now that I've entered the fun and fast-paced word of Twitter (@anndouglas),
I decided I needed a single jump page to map out my online world.
PREGNANCY AND PARENTING AUTHOR, COLUMNIST, SPEAKER
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'm the author of a bestselling series of pregnancy and parenting books, The Mother of All Books series, as well as other books for children and adults.
I blog about pregnancy and parenting for both Yahoo Canada! and Parent Central.ca (The Toronto Star's online publication for GTA parents).
I write the "Misconceptions" column for Conceive Magazine, the "Snapshots" column for City Parent, and the "Ask Ann" column for What's Up Kids. My essays have appeared in LiteraryMama as well as respected anthologies about politics and motherhood and mothering and blogging.
I am frequently featured in the print, broadcast, and online media as a parenting commentator and consultant; and I have had the opportunity to develop customized parenting materials for some of North America's most respected media companies and major consumer brands.
I speak to groups of parents at consumer shows, education fairs, and community forums.
I also design and deliver customized workshops for parents and those who work with parents and parents-to-be (doulas, childcare professionals, childcare providers, health care professionals, communications professionals).
MOTHER, VOLUNTEER, SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATE, POLITICAL JUNKIE
I'm the mother of four kids, ages 11 through 21; and an active volunteer. I serve on the Board of Directors of YWCA Peterborough, Victoria, and Haliburton. And I'm a member of the Expert Advisory Group for Invest in Kids' The Parenting Partnership project.
I also spend a lot of my time working for change. The causes I am passionate about include media literacy, media concentration, freedom of the press, mass consumerism, the environment, creating an informed and engaged electorate, political reform, political accountability, and social justice. (And that's just for starters.) If you read my blog about social justice and political change, you'll get a sense of what really matters to me and why.
ARTS AND CULTURE AND PUBLISHING, OH MY!
I am passionate about the indie-craft movement (particularly where it overlaps with activism to become craftivism: too cool!); the buy locally movement; the citizen journalism movement; the indie music and indie film movements; and the new models of book and periodical publishing that are being explored right now. I also enjoy experimenting with photography, online media, and different types of writing.
Note: My other lists on Twitter include @litmags (literary magazines), @bookpubs (book publishers), @writers2follow (writers to follow), @themotherofall (pregnancy/parenting).
Related Links:
Pregnancy and parenting article archive at The Mother of
All Blogs.
Online Profile at LinkedIn: Author, journalist, copywriter, consultant, speaker, campaign spokesperson.
