Name: Dennis Joseph Paul McCloskey
Education: Bachelor of Applied Arts, Journalism, Ryerson University
Address: 43 Tomlin Crescent, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, L4C 7T1
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Resident of Greater Toronto Area since 1967. Resident of Richmond Hill since 1976.

Professional Writing Experience:

• Corporate Journalist since 1971.
• Fulltime freelance writer and editor since 1980.
• Several hundred freelance articles published in over 65 consumer, trade and corporate magazines and daily newspapers in Canada, the U.S. and Europe.
• Former food and beverage weekly columnist for The Toronto Sunday Sun.
• Former contract editor of The Beer Store's corporate magazine and current editor of corporate newsletters for Kingsway Financial, a Canadian-based insurance company of nearly 3,000 employees, with subsidiary offices in thirteen U.S. and Canadian cities.
• Author of eight books and editor of non-fiction book by Armand De Clercq, Son of a Brewer.

Books published:

Non-fiction:

My Favorite American, General Store Publishing House (2008)
God's Jesters, General Store Publishing House (2002)
And Now, A Word From A Freelance Writer, General Store Publishing House (1993)
Mug Shots, General Store Publishing House (1993)
Side Splitters, General Store Publishing House (1991)
365 Beertime Stories, General Store Publishing House (1989)

Fiction:

Love-15, Three Trees Press (1984)
Manure On My Skates, Three Trees Press (1983)

Editor, non-fiction:

Son of a Brewer, General Store Publishing House (1997)

Associations:

Professional Writers Association of Canada
Ryerson Journalism Alumni Association