Amy Smithers

Freelance Writer & Editor

Canada

Amy is a juggler of letters whose previous employer once tried to give her the nickname "Wordsmithers". While the title (blessedly) didn't stick, the sentiment is spot on.

With a degree in journalism, a byline on the front page of a national newspaper, and nearly a decade of experience writing and editing web content, this woman knows her words.

After she whips your prose into shape, take advantage of a few free tips on the 40+ countries she's travelled in.

Contact her at amynsmithers@gmail.com

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Portfolio

Personal Blogs

Travel Blog
Freedom 27

A chronicle of my 20-country, solo trip around the world in 2013.

Writing Samples

Modgarden
Follow Your Foodprint

Is the food you're eating increasing your foodprint? Let's assume you've heard about a little something called your carbon footprint—it is 2017 after all. Perhaps you've made changes to help lower this impact; putting timers on your electrical outlets, using car-share programs and public transit, perhaps even installing solar panels (if this sounds like you, we think you're awesome).

Kidevolve
Energy Explorer Series: Ants In Your Pants

Kidevolve's 'Creative Mind Journeys' provide key mindfulness training for kids aged 5-10 years old through engaging audio stories. Our idea is to make fun stories that double as guided practices. Each story addresses a unique challenge or opportunity and helps listeners with a different underlying psycho-social-emotional skill.

Trufflepig
Day of the Dead: World Cemeteries

There's probably something you look for immediately on your first day exploring a new destination. Maybe it's the most interesting museums, delicious street food, local markets; everyone has their go-to travel highlights. As for me, after a long journey to a new city, I often steer myself toward the places where people rest-eternally, that is.

Trufflepig
Nomad vs. Nomads

When my mom texts me, she refers to me as "Nomad". It started as a typo that her phone autocorrected, and stuck due to my longstanding travel addiction. When I rode a camel into Morocco's Merzouga desert to meet some real nomads this summer, she found it highly amusing.

Trufflepig
Master of Mumbai

We don't plan in places we haven't been, and we take pride in knowing our destinations inside out. It's for precisely this reason that we have a network of fantastic guides who live in the areas you want to visit.

Editing & Copywriting Clients

Trufflepig
Custom Trip Planning

Writing and editing website, blog, newsletter and social media content.

Travel Impresarios
Travel Planning

Writing and editing hotel, restaurant, and custom itinerary content.

Fred Hussey
Real Estate Sales

Researching and writing descriptions of Mississauga and Toronto neighbourhoods and their histories.

Six Degrees Introductions
Matchmaking Services

Writing and editing newsletter content and personal profiles.