Leslie Anthony

Location:

Whistler, B.C. and Toronto, ON

Styles:

Broadcast: Video, Columns, Copywriting: Direct, Copywriting: Print, Essays, Features, Humour, Investigative Reporting, Personal Journalism, Profiles, Proposals, Scriptwriting, Service: Lifestyle

Subjects:

Adventure, Arts, Biotechnology, Earth sciences, Environment, Fisheries and oceans, Food, Life sciences, Politics, Recreation & leisure, Restaurants, Science & technology, Sports, Travel & tourism, Wilderness & wildlife

Bio:

Leslie Anthony is a writer, editor, and filmmaker with interests in popular science, environment, action sports, and adventure travel. His PhD in Zoology belies a career that includes Managing Editor of Powder, Creative Director of Skier, and Editor of internationally acclaimed Peak Performance Journal. He resides on the masthead of several North American ski and outdoor magazines, and his work appears annually in twelve countries in seven languages. He writes broadly about subjects ranging from imaginary monsters to fossil smuggling, invasive species to China’s nascent ski industry. His forthcoming book, The Body Birchbark, is a meditative canoe journey examining the father-daughter relationship.

Publications/Client List:

Selected North American magazines:

explore
Canadian Geographic
British Columbia
Powder
Skier
Snow
Mountain Life

Selected international businesses:

Silva (electronic outdoor gear; Sweden)
Peak Performance (clothing; Sweden
Whistler Blackcomb (ski resort; British Columbia)

Books:

Snakebit: Confessions of a Herpetologist (Greystone 2008)
White Planet: A Mad Dash through Modern Global Ski Culture (Greystone 2010)
The Body Birchbark: Fragile Materials, Strong Bonds (Greystone 2011)

Other Projects:

Vietnam mini-series. “@discovery.ca” Discovery channel Canada. Writer, host, cinematographer.
In Theory mini-series. “@discovery.ca” Discovery channel Canada. Writer, host.
SNOW: the musical. Conception, script supervision, lyric and music co-writer (2010).
Director/writer of Favourite Son (2009) and Missing (2010), WSSF 72-hour Filmmaker Showdown finalists, Whistler, B.C..

Awards:

Numerous Canadian National Magazine Award nominations and Honorable Mentions
Goldblatt Awards, Europe, Best New Consumer Publication for Peak Performance Magazine, 2005
Cultural Capitals of Canada grant for theatre projects: SNOW, the musical.