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Philip Moscovitch

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Philip Moscovitch

Brief Biography

Philip Moscovitch is a freelance writer, editor and broadcaster with a passion for telling stories and helping people and organizations communicate. He has written extensively for children, and about mental health, agriculture, pets, technology, and the arts. He also has a particular interest in personal stories and in pieces that highlight the bonds that bring individuals together in communities.

A frequent contributor to local and regional programming on CBC Radio One, Philip also writes regularly for national publications including Reader's Digest and the children's magazine Chickadee, for which he writes the ever-popular "Daisy Dreamer" comic.

In addition, Philip is sought after as a writing workshop leader, and communications and marketing consultant and writer.

Selected List of Publications
  • Reader's Digest.
  • Feature articles on RD's education hero of the year, men and depression, Halifax's Westcliffe Diner, volunteer firefighters, community Christmas dinners and more.
  • Chickadee.
  • Daisy Dreamer comic scripts (May 2001- ), plus short fiction for children.
  • CBC Radio One.
  • Documentaries and interview segments for Information Morning, Mainstreet, Maritime Noon, Maritime Magazine and In the Field. Subjects include the Friends of Redtail Society's fight to save old-growth forest, a team of student LEGO programmers, the volunteer crisis facing rural fire stations, and island stewardship in St. Margaret's Bay.
  • Globe and Mail.
  • Personal essays and technology stories.
  • Chester Clipper.
  • Monthly technology column (April 2007- )
  • Canadian Screenwriter.
  • Dozens of feature articles and profiles on the Canadian television industry and the writers behind the shows.
  • The Farm Credit Canada Express.
  • Stories related to agriculture in Nova Scotia.
  • "The Tree in the Corner". Short fiction published inA Maritime Christmas. Nimbus 2008.
  • Poetry published in Sounds New, Muses' Company, 1990.