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Matthew Murphy O.C.T., M.A., B.Ed
5350 Rue Saint-Andre,
Montreal, QC,
H2J 3A8
Ph: (514) 929-3913
Email: [email protected]
OBJECTIVE
Talented and versatile creative writer and editor with many years of experience writing for different purposes.
QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATES
–Baccalaureate of Education University of Ottawa (2003)
–Certificate of Qualification (Ontario College of Teachers)
LANGUAGES
–English (Oral and Written): Advanced
–French (Oral and Written): Intermediate
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
September 2003 — July 2004:
Completed Master of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Humanities at Laurentian
University in Sudbury, Ontario.
September 2002 — April 2003:
Completed Baccalaureate in Education program at the University of Ottawa at the Junior/
Intermediate level (English).
September 1996 — June 2000:
Completed Bachelor of Arts degree, with Honours in English Literature, at Laurentian
University in Sudbury, Ontario.
WRITING HISTORY AND RELATED EMPLOYMENT
January 2013—Ongoing:
Self-publishing a historical novel entitled A Beckoning War, via Amazon Create Space.
The novel took years to write and extensive research, both in the National Archives and
Library, and overseas. Here is a link to several short excerpts on my website: http://murphilinear.com/?page_id=5
April 2012:
Story titled “Figment” published in Sulphur, a small upstart journal run by the Laurentian
University English Arts Society in Sudbury, Ontario. I have since also published this
story online on the story sharing site Wattpad to workshop it with other writers, and have included it on my website: http://murphilinear.com/?page_id=154
October 2005 — February 2007:
Curriculum writer / editor and English teacher at Moonkkang English School in Daegu,
South Korea. Wrote and edited teaching materials for advanced ESL students, as well as
taught conversational English to elementary, middle and high school students at an after
school language academy.
May 2004 — June 2005:
Technical Writing Sub-Contractor for the Writing Room in Ottawa, Ontario. Wrote and
edited online help manuals for field project management and human resources
applications for various NGOs (ie. ZAMSIF, GYST, Careers Without Borders.)
September 2003 — April 2004: Writing Assistant at Laurentian University. Aided
fellow students with written and oral assignments, and with conversational English skills.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
May 2013 — Ongoing:
TESOL/TESL teacher trainer for Oxford Seminars.
October 2012 — Ongoing:
English as a Second Language consultant affiliated with ProLang, a company offering
language classes in Montreal.
September 2011 — June 2012:
Occasional Secondary School Teacher at the Rainbow
District School Board in Sudbury, Ontario.
August 2010 — June 2011:
High School English teacher at Aglace Chapman Education Centre in Big Trout Lake
First Nation in Ontario.
September 2009 — June 2010: Senior English and Literacy teacher at Canadian
International Academy, a school licensed to teach Ontario curriculum in Nanjing, China.
March 2007 — August 2008:
English instructor at Yeungnam University in Gyeongsan, South Korea.
October 2004 — June 2005: Occasional teacher with the Ottawa-Carleton District
School Board in Ottawa, Canada.
PRIZES AND AWARDS
First Prize, President’s Essay Competition at Laurentian University. The contest was open to all undergraduate students. I won $2 500 and the essay was printed in a pamphlet.
PERSONAL INFORMATION AND HOBBIES
As a writer with many years’ cumulative experience, I have much to offer. Since completing my undergraduate studies in the spring of 2000, I have lived and worked in Ireland, England, South Korea and China and in First Nations communities in Canada and done much traveling around the world. Overall, I am an accomplished and serious creative writer and can apply my talents for writing and editing to just about any end.
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