David Hayes (writer)
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David Hayes is Canadian
feature writer, author, editor and teacher. He has written three nonfiction books: No Easy Answers: The Trial and Conviction of Bruce Curtis (Penguin, 1986), Power and Influence: The Globe and Mail and the News Revolution (Key Porter, 1992) and The Lost Squadron (Hyperion, 1994).
He has also ghostwritten international figure skating choreographer Sandra Bezic
's autobiography, The Passion to Skate: An Intimate View of Figure Skating (Turner, 1996) and acted as an editor on Race Against Time (House of Anansi Press Inc., 2005), a book by diplomat and humanitarian Stephen Lewis
on the crisis in Africa.
His articles, essays and reviews have appeared in many publications, among them Saturday Night
, Report on Business
, The Globe and Mail
, and Reader's Digest.
The New York Times Magazine
, TORO
, The Walrus
, Chatelaine
, enRoute, Toronto Life
(he was the magazine's media columnist in the late 1980s), and National Post Business (he served as senior writer from August 2001 until April 2003). He has won twelve National Magazine Awards (Gold, Silver and Honourable Mention) and, in 2009, an Amnesty International Media Award for a feature on refugee children abandoned at Canadian airports, published in Chatelaine.
He began teaching in the School of Journalism at Toronto
's Ryerson University
in the late 1980s. He was an assistant professor on faculty there from 1995 to 2002. At that time, he returned to full-time journalism and now teaches Advanced Feature Writing in Ryerson's Continuing Education division. He also gives workshops on feature writing, as well as researching, reporting and interviewing techniques.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
feature writer, author, editor and teacher. He has written three nonfiction books: No Easy Answers: The Trial and Conviction of Bruce Curtis (Penguin, 1986), Power and Influence: The Globe and Mail and the News Revolution (Key Porter, 1992) and The Lost Squadron (Hyperion, 1994).
He has also ghostwritten international figure skating choreographer Sandra Bezic
Sandra Bezic
Sandra Marie Bezic is a Canadian pair skater, figure skating choreographer, and television commentator. With partner and brother Val Bezic, she won the Canadian Figure Skating Championships from 1970–1974 and placed ninth at the 1972 Winter Olympics...
's autobiography, The Passion to Skate: An Intimate View of Figure Skating (Turner, 1996) and acted as an editor on Race Against Time (House of Anansi Press Inc., 2005), a book by diplomat and humanitarian Stephen Lewis
Stephen Lewis
Stephen Henry Lewis, is a Canadian politician, broadcaster and diplomat. He was the leader of the social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party for most of the 1970s. During many of the those years as leader, his father David Lewis was simultaneously the leader of the Federal New Democratic Party...
on the crisis in Africa.
His articles, essays and reviews have appeared in many publications, among them Saturday Night
Saturday Night (magazine)
Saturday Night was a Canadian general interest magazine. It was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1887.The publication was first established as a weekly broadsheet newspaper about public affairs and the arts, which was later expanded into a general interest magazine. The editor, Edmund E. Sheppard,...
, Report on Business
Report on Business
Report on Business, commonly referred to as simply ROB, is the financial section of The Globe and Mail, a large Toronto-based Canadian newspaper. It is the most lengthy completion of economic news in Canada, and is considered an integral part of the newspaper...
, The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
, and Reader's Digest.
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It is host to feature articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted many notable contributors...
, TORO
Toro
-Places:*Toro, Molise, a comune in the Province of Campobasso, Italy*Toro, Nigeria, a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria*Toro, Shizuoka, an archaeological site in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan...
, The Walrus
The Walrus
The Walrus is a Canadian general interest magazine which publishes long form journalism on Canadian and international affairs, along with fiction and poetry by Canadian writers. It launched in September 2003, as an attempt to create a Canadian equivalent to American magazines such as Harper's, The...
, Chatelaine
Chatelaine (magazine)
Chatelaine is an English-language Canadian magazine of women's lifestyles. Both Chatelaine and its French-language version, Châtelaine, are published monthly by Rogers Media, Inc., a division of Rogers Communications, Inc...
, enRoute, Toronto Life
Toronto Life
Toronto Life is a monthly Canadian magazine about entertainment, politics and life in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto Life also publishes a number of annual special interest guides about the city, including Home Decor, Stylebook, Eating & Drinking, Real Estate and Weddings. Established in 1966,...
(he was the magazine's media columnist in the late 1980s), and National Post Business (he served as senior writer from August 2001 until April 2003). He has won twelve National Magazine Awards (Gold, Silver and Honourable Mention) and, in 2009, an Amnesty International Media Award for a feature on refugee children abandoned at Canadian airports, published in Chatelaine.
He began teaching in the School of Journalism at Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
's Ryerson University
Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
in the late 1980s. He was an assistant professor on faculty there from 1995 to 2002. At that time, he returned to full-time journalism and now teaches Advanced Feature Writing in Ryerson's Continuing Education division. He also gives workshops on feature writing, as well as researching, reporting and interviewing techniques.