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Linda Barnard
freelance writer, Spellbound
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About me

A freelance writer covering film and travel, I have more than three decades of experience in deadline-driven digital and print journalism. I'm the former movie writer and a staff film critic at the Toronto Star and a National Newspaper Awards winner (Arts & Entertainment) and winner Best International Travel Story, SATW Canadian Chapter. I have extensive experience as a restaurant critic and food, wine and cocktail writer.
I write for The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press, Canadian Traveller Magazine, Fodor's, Movie Entertainment Magazine, Montecristo Magazine, The National Abu Dhabi and others.

Why did you join the community?

I am a travel writer looking for new markets; publications and websites where I can pitch and sell my stories.

What is your favorite travel destination?

India, New Zealand, Morocco, American southwest, western Canada, France

Where do you dream of traveling to?

Argentina

What was your first travel job?

A freelance story on Bermuda for the Toronto Sun.

What do you want to learn more about?

culture, food, history

Three words that describe why we should travel?

Stories, sharing, experiencing