Books

Hi! I'm Margaret Evans and I have been a writer/ journalist and author for over 50 years. I have written five non-fiction books and have several other book projects in the works.  

Journalism

My experience as a journalist began in the early 1970s. Since then I've written hundreds of articles, opinion editorials and columns for newspapers and magazines on a wide variety of topics.
Talks
The publication of my book Heart of a Hoofbeat  led to a multimedia talk on horses. That led to the production of more talks on wildlife, marine life, domestic animals and the challenges of climate change. 

Courses

In 2013, I began offering writing courses. Many writers face both excitement and challenges when starting a project. I wanted to share all I have learned to help them successfully publish their work.   


That puff of white smoke heralding the election of Pope Leo XIV was a delight and a surprise that the cardinals had elected 69 year old American-born Robert Francis Prevost to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. As a missionary in Peru for two decades he shares a culturally rich diversity of understanding, service and compassion. His predecessor namesake Pope Leo XIII was known for his social justice and Leo XIV will be up to the job building bridges and supporting open dialogue to bring people together in peace in a world threatened by friction, violence and bias.


Huge congratulations to Prime Minister Mark Carney for his federal election win and the return of the Liberal Party to a rare fourth term.  Here's a no-nonsense guy with the smarts to lead Canada to a new level of economic strength, wider trade diversity, shrewd political resilience, and address issues with the cost of living and investment in our military.  And what a great move to invite King Charles lll to formally open the 45th Parliament. The King will deliver the throne speech at the end of May, the first time a reigning British monarch has opened Parliament since 1977.


We were horrified at the Filipino Lapu-Lapu Festival tragedy in Vancouver recently when a driver drove into a crowd killing 11 people and injuring many others. Like so many people we felt devastated, confused and at the same time angry that anyone could conceive of doing anything so terrible. Our thoughts and prayers are with all the survivors and stricken families.


I'm happy to say that my blog website woofswhiskersandwhinnies.com is up and running. Please visit it! There is a link at the top of this home page.  I'll be uploading more blog stories regularly, sharing stories of my dogs, cats and horses and insights into their wisdom and understanding of the world as they see it and sense it. I'll also be including some fascinating science findings that benefit our pets and how they can contribute to our own needs.