Cathalynn Cindy Labontė-Smith
Works by Cathalynn Cindy Labontė-Smith:
- Rescue Me
- Break Up, Shake Up, or Make Up:Redefining Relationships in Retirement, Isolation & Crisis
- Coast Reporter
- Coast Life Magazine
- The Vancouver Sun
- The Vancouver Province
- The Miramichi Reader
- North Shore News
- Delta Optimist
Cathalynn Cindy Labonté-Smith grew up in Southwestern Alberta and moved to Vancouver, BC, to complete her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is the fourth generation on her father's side to live in British Columbia.
After graduation, she worked as a freelance journalist until present. She became a technical writer in wireless communication and other high-tech industries, earning a Certificate in Technical Writing from Simon Fraser University. She later went to UBC to complete a Bachelor of Education (Secondary) and taught English, journalism, and other subjects at Vancouver high schools. She currently lives in Gibsons and North Vancouver, BC. She is the founder and president of the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society.
She is the director of the SCWES Art & Words Festival.