Mary Schendlinger
Mary Schendlinger is a writer and editor. She is the senior editor at Geist, a magazine she co-founded with Stephen Osborne.Personal life
Schendlinger grew up in Waukesha, Wisconsin. As a child, she was greatly inspired by Mad Magazine, and submitted her writing and comics to it several times without success.
She currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.Professional career.
Schendlinger worked for seven years as an editorial/production assistant at Talon books, then for ten years as a managing editor for Harbour Publishing, where she was responsible for the Encyclopedia of British Columbia. She was also employed as a typesetter by Pulp Press involved with Press Gang Publishers's Makara magazine.
Schendlinger has edited books for Douglas & McIntyre, Greystone Books, Raincoast Books, Heritage House, Calypso Books, Arsenal Pulp Press, as well as publications for the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Schendlinger has taught at Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, and Malaspina College.Books
