Recognition and testimonials

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Awards

Awards recognizing CodeWord Communications founder Suzanne Bowness:

2018 bronze Prix d’Excellence from the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE) – Mount Alison Giving Report: (contributing writer)

2017 silver Prix d’Excellence from the CCAE – Laurentian University 2016 issue (contributing writer and editor)

National Magazine Awards B2B Silver – University Affairs article on Virtual thesis defences; finalist for Awakening to Alt-ac Careers

Ontario Regional Volunteer Award (2018) Professional Writers Association of Canada

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 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, realiable 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 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 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 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

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Education clients

Algonquin College
Bishop Strachan School
Carleton University
Concordia University
George Brown College
Havergal College
Humber College
Lakehead University
Mount Allison University
McGill University
Ryerson University
SAIT Polytechnic
St. Jerome’s University
St. Michael’s University School

Sterling Hall School
Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School
Toronto Metropolitan University
University of British Columbia
University of Lethbridge
Laurentian University
Lower Canada College
McMaster University
University of Guelph
University of Regina
University of Saskatchewan
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
York University

Not-for-profit and Government clients

Canada Research Centre
Canadian Society of Association Executives
CNIB
Ducks Unlimited
Glengarry Memorial Hospital
Industry Canada
Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
Ontario Ministry of Health
Shad Canada

Standing Offers:

Canadian Museum of History
Canadian War Museum
Canadian Tourism Commission
Canada Transportation Safety Board
International Development and Research Centre

Business/Corporate/ Technology clients

Bayshore
CCH Canada
e-Content Institute
MagStar
Prophix

The RAM Group
Stonewood Group
Research in Motion
Triumph Mobility

Agencies

Beat Studios
Bytown Group
Creative Group
Freelancers Unlimited

Publicis
Randall Anthony Communications
Wunderman

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