Author & Freelance Writer

Paula Wild has been writ­ing pro­fes­sion­ally since 1979. Known for her con­ver­sa­tional and enga­ging style, she is an award-​​winning author of numer­ous books and has been pub­lished in many peri­od­ic­als includ­ing Beautiful British Columbia, Reader’s Digest and The Beaver, Canada’s History Magazine. Many of her 1,000+ art­icles have been cover stories.

As a freel­ance writer, Paula has worked for vari­ous edu­ca­tional, cor­por­ate and gov­ern­ment agen­cies such as the Museum of Civilization, BC Ferries, the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy and the Comox Valley Airport Commission.

Her longest freel­ance pos­i­tion has been with the Comox Valley Record where she has writ­ten fea­ture art­icles for the Arts and Entertainment sec­tion of the news­pa­per since 1989. She was editor and writer for the Record’s About Town sup­ple­ment for five years and the Comox by the Sea sup­ple­ment for three years.

Paula shares her skills and know­ledge with oth­ers at writ­ing retreats. These intim­ate work­shops con­sist of group ses­sions along with one-​​on-​​one eval­u­ations of a work-​​in-​​progress and, of course, time to write. Paula also works with indi­vidu­als as a writ­ing coach and mentor.

Awards & Recognition

The Comox Valley:
Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland & Area

A Vancouver Sun B.C. Bestseller
Comox Valley Tourism Ambassador of the Year Award
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One River, Two Cultures:
A History of the Bella Coola Valley

A Vancouver Sun B.C. Bestseller
Canada Council grant to research First Nations ooligan fish­ery
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Sointula Island Utopia

A Vancouver Sun B.C. Bestseller
BC Historical Federation Certificate of Merit Award
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“On a Mission for Life,” InFocus Magazine

John Alexander Media Award