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We help you tell your stories

Longform content and strategy with a journalistic flair

Over 20 years of writing and editing experience sets us apart as storytellers. We strategize communications plans that align with your goals and grow your reputation. We bring the stories of your community alive through interviews and narrative storytelling.

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Your strategic communications development and content creation partner

CodeWord Communications started in 2002 when founder Suzanne Bowness began to apply her journalistic experience to help clients connect with readers through storytelling.

Today, the business has embraced a mission to use longform storytelling as a way to help clients educate, engage, and build community.

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How we help

Whether developing the content plan from scratch, or stepping in at the moment of execution, we help clients build their authority and create connection through story.

Strategy

Communications plans

Editorial calendars

Content audits

Integrated platform strategy

Content development

Blog post packages

Longform features

Thought leadership

Case studies

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Annual report editing

Newsletters

Publications development

Website content

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Testimonials

Sue has been a great support to our MarComm team at the Faculty of Science over the past couple of years, enabling us to produce content beyond our internal capacity for annual reports. She is a quick learner and has always been very professional in her communications with us and the students and faculty we work with. She is a pleasure to work with, and I'd gladly work with her again in the future

Dan Howe Faculty of Science, Toronto Metropolitan University

Sue is a terrific writer whom I've had the pleasure of hiring for freelance work for several years at two different universities. She's fast, accurate, and makes a concerted effort to help our student and faculty achievements shine with her great writing.

Eric Leclerc Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph

Sue joined our Communications team at Durham College for a six-week contract and she hit the ground running, writing a range of articles from research to athletics, farming to cloud computing. She asked thoughtful questions and then worked independently with interviews, writing and even approvals. Sue fit seamlessly into the team, participating in our weekly meetings and bringing ideas forward based on her vast post-secondary experience. We were thrilled to have her and would not hesitate to hire her again.

Lindsay Holley Durham College

Suzanne is a great freelance writer! She has been writing for “Torch” magazine, which we publish at Havergal College, for a few years. I am always impressed with her work: she is professional and creative and isn’t afraid to add personality in her work. She can take complex issues and help readers draw connections for better understanding. She works well with people of all ages, as we’ve had her interview subjects from the ages of 4 to 60. She makes her interviewees feel comfortable and has a knack for figuring out how to incorporate their ideas and comments into our stories. As a writer and a communicator, I would highly recommend Suzanne for any writing assignment that you want your readers to feel connected to.

Susan Pink Communications & Marketing Associate at Havergal College

Sue stepped into work with our team during a critical period at the end of a large project. She was on-the-ball, reliable and seemed unflappable - a real pro. I'm grateful to Sue for stepping in and and helping us deliver in a way we absolutely could not have without her.

Kimberly Bowman Brookfield Institute

Suzanne is a skilled writer and a valued member of the Triumph team. Not only does she write a variety of pieces from blog posts to brochures to emails, but she always has her eye on the bigger picture. Whether creating communications plans, editorial calendars or marketing documents for our recent product launches, Suzanne helps us all to keep our branding consistent and audience top of mind.

David Mackereth President, Triumph Mobility

Suzanne is excellent to work with. She is very punctual and organized, never missing a deadline and always fast to respond to requests. I have used her for a number of projects and she's very thorough and definitely takes pride in what she does. I highly recommend her editing services and look forward to working with her on more projects in the future.

Kylie Kelso University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing

Suzanne has worked on the last three issues of the Laurentian Alumni Magazine. She’s an excellent writer who never fails to tell an engaging story. She’s also a remarkable editor. Sue’s a joy to work with and I know I can always count on quality work from her.

Sachelle Violette Laurentian University

Suzanne is a wonderful writer. She has produced several thoughtful and engaging feature articles for our alumni magazine. She is skilled at getting to the heart of a story and bringing personalities and perspectives to life. It's great to work with her.

Virginia Corner Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

Suzanne is an excellent writer and editor, capable of producing great work under tight deadlines. She's very responsive and easy to work with. I always know I'll receive quality writing when Suzanne's on the job.

Clea Desjardins Concordia University

Our clients

Clients who value storytelling as much as we do include universities, colleges, independent schools, non-profit organization, government, arts/cultural organizations and more.

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