Dorothea Helms

Miscellaneous Writing

  • Beautiful Beginnings magazine, “Say YES to Your Perfect Dress,” Fall/Winter 2012 feature article
  • Windfire Anthology, Ascent Aspirations Magazine’s second print issue, 2006 poem “I Am”
  • CSI: Miami Board Game 2005, Contributing Writer
  • Homemakers “The First Time I Saw Paris” feature article, May 2005 issue
  • Scarlett “Women on the Job” feature article, February/March 2004 issue
  • Muskoka Novel Writing Marathon, Huntsville, July 12 – 14, 2003 (completed a novel in 59 hours to help raise money for The Muskoka Literacy Council
  • The Globe and Mail “Facts & Arguments” – The Gift of Words, January 7, 2003
  • CBC Radio 1 – “First Person Singular” segment Morning Show broadcast September 2, 2002 – Out of the Mouths of Husbands
  • lichen literary journal. Poem – “Rake.” Spring 2002 issue
  • Chatelaine Speaking of Bespoke. May, 2002 issue
  • Toronto Sun Special Sections – Ongoing articles for Career Connection, DriverSource
  • Saturday and other special sections, 1999 to 2008 (Education articles, Top of the Trades, Dream Careers, Stars on Wheels, etc.)
  • Today’s Homes. York Region Newspaper Group bi-weekly housing section – main feature writer 1996 to present.
  • At Home in York Region. York Region Newspaper Group lifestyle magazine – feature writer as well as editor. May, 2001 to 2003.
  • HERE in Durham Region, lifestyle magazine – new home builder articles, 2002
  • Schizophrenia Society of Canada, Report: Recognizing Schizophrenia for What it Really Is: A Call to Action (1998)
  • Women and Rural Economic Development, promotional profile package entitled   The Passion and the Plan, October, 1997
  • City of Oshawa Web site – 22 information articles, October – November, 1997
  • WREDletter (newsletter for Women and Rural Economic Development). Seeing    Stars. October, 1997 issue
  • Inklings (online newsletter for writers http://www.inkspot.com/inklings)
  • Various articles on writing topics, 1997
  • Herizons.  Muscle Myth. 1994
  • The Globe and Mail Facts & Arguments: Where Have All the Gertrudes Gone?  Nov. 18, 1994
  • “Roller Coaster” (Toronto School of Business newsletter) – several health-related, profile and humor articles, 1993 to 1994
  • Press releases, newsletters, reports and marketing materials for various businesses, organizations, special interest groups and individual new home builders