About Erin
From a young age, Erin discovered her love of writing in school assignments such as
short stories, poems, creative writing, song-writing and more. When she was in grade 9,
she won an Edmonton Journal essay contest and as a result, when in Gr. 10, she
experienced a once in a lifetime personal meet and greet with Pope John Paul II, along
with her dad. (Ironically, she was the only non-Catholic student in her class, having been
raised as an Anglican) but recognizes the influence that the Grande Prairie Catholic
School system had on her. It played a very large role in her spirituality. She later moved
over to the United Church but has never forgotten her Catholic roots.
Getting to know people is a pleasure for Erin. She found her niche in a high school work
experience class, where she began employment as a Merle Norman Cosmetics Beauty Advisor.
She quickly became studio manager and enjoyed the field so much she stayed with it for 16 years.
Erin dabbled in a variety of part time entrepreneurial endeavors over the years with
businesses pertaining to personalized Ukrainian Eggs that she designed, Wedding
Consultations, hand-crafted roses and dried flower arrangements and even new home
sales (joyfully following in her dad’s footsteps.) Her city licensed, home based business,
‘Eyebrows by Erin’, was one of the longest running entrepreneurial gigs that she
thoroughly enjoyed, choosing to leave it to focus on her writing.
Never straying far from writing, Erin’s work has been published in articles for popular
websites such as Red Flag Deals and Bargain Moose and she was a freelance writer for
Writer Bay.
Volunteering time to help preserve history in Grande Prairie, AB, where Erin resides,
means a lot to Erin as she feels it is of the utmost importance to keep history alive. She
can often be seen at the Grande Prairie Public Library, reviewing historical microfilms of
the Daily Herald Tribune newspaper and posting her finds on a popular local Facebook
Group, ‘Grande Prairie – Back in the Day.’ Volunteer Work at Frontier College, helping young
students to improve reading skills has been a truly enjoyable experience for her.
Erin plans to write reflective articles that our readers relate to and she encourages feedback
from our audience. Throughout this process of writing - straight from the heart- she hopes
to better ‘find’ and accurately define herself.
Image Credit: Megan R. Stashko
short stories, poems, creative writing, song-writing and more. When she was in grade 9,
she won an Edmonton Journal essay contest and as a result, when in Gr. 10, she
experienced a once in a lifetime personal meet and greet with Pope John Paul II, along
with her dad. (Ironically, she was the only non-Catholic student in her class, having been
raised as an Anglican) but recognizes the influence that the Grande Prairie Catholic
School system had on her. It played a very large role in her spirituality. She later moved
over to the United Church but has never forgotten her Catholic roots.
Getting to know people is a pleasure for Erin. She found her niche in a high school work
experience class, where she began employment as a Merle Norman Cosmetics Beauty Advisor.
She quickly became studio manager and enjoyed the field so much she stayed with it for 16 years.
Erin dabbled in a variety of part time entrepreneurial endeavors over the years with
businesses pertaining to personalized Ukrainian Eggs that she designed, Wedding
Consultations, hand-crafted roses and dried flower arrangements and even new home
sales (joyfully following in her dad’s footsteps.) Her city licensed, home based business,
‘Eyebrows by Erin’, was one of the longest running entrepreneurial gigs that she
thoroughly enjoyed, choosing to leave it to focus on her writing.
Never straying far from writing, Erin’s work has been published in articles for popular
websites such as Red Flag Deals and Bargain Moose and she was a freelance writer for
Writer Bay.
Volunteering time to help preserve history in Grande Prairie, AB, where Erin resides,
means a lot to Erin as she feels it is of the utmost importance to keep history alive. She
can often be seen at the Grande Prairie Public Library, reviewing historical microfilms of
the Daily Herald Tribune newspaper and posting her finds on a popular local Facebook
Group, ‘Grande Prairie – Back in the Day.’ Volunteer Work at Frontier College, helping young
students to improve reading skills has been a truly enjoyable experience for her.
Erin plans to write reflective articles that our readers relate to and she encourages feedback
from our audience. Throughout this process of writing - straight from the heart- she hopes
to better ‘find’ and accurately define herself.
Image Credit: Megan R. Stashko