Robert Hercz
Location:
Toronto, ON
Styles:
Advertorials, Blogging, Brochures, Case studies, Columns, Copywriting: New Media, Copywriting: Print, Corporate Communications, Essays, Features, Ghostwriting, How-To, Humour, Instructional/Technical, Investigative Reporting, Newsletters, Personal Journalism, Profiles, Promotional copy, Public relations, Reports/Whitepapers, Scriptwriting, Service: Health & Family, Service: Lifestyle, Service: Personal Finance & Business, Speechwriting, Web
Subjects:
Adventure, Agriculture & agri-food, Architecture, Arts, Automotive, Aviation, Biotechnology, Books & literature, Broadcast, Business, Communication technologies, Construction, Culture & community, Design, Earth sciences, Education, Energy, Entertainment (film, television, theatre), Environment, Fashion & apparel, Finance, Fisheries and oceans, Fitness, Food, Forestry, Government, Health & medicine, Home decor & renovation, Information & communication technologies, Insurance, Law & crime, Leisure goods & activities, Life sciences, Manufacturing, Marketing, Men, Minerals, metals & mining, Natural Resources, Non-profit, Oil & gas, Pharmaceuticals, Politics, Publishing, Real estate, Recreation & leisure, Restaurants, Retail, Sales & marketing, Science & technology, Seniors & retirement, Sex and relationships, Society, Transportation, Travel & tourism, Wilderness & wildlife
Bio:
Robert earned a degree in engineering at the University of Toronto in 1979 and spent a decade in the computer industry, based in London (England), Toronto, and finally Los Angeles. During this time, he worked with a fascinating range of clients including the Vatican, the Los Alamos National Laboratories (home of the atomic bomb), and the National Library of France. Finding himself more interested in his clients’ backstories than their computer systems (and unfulfilled by corporate life), he became a full-time writer in 1990. Robert is also an avid photographer and regularly sells photos that illustrate his writing.
Publications/Client List:
- Canadian Business
- Food & Drink
- The New York Times
- Toronto Life
- Toronto Life Fashion
- Saturday Night
- The Walrus
- Harry Rosen Inc.
- Honda Canada Inc.
- Liquor Control Board of Ontario
Books:
- Chapeau! Canada—Les Grands Chefs (contributor)
Awards:
Arthur Andersen Award for business technology writer of the year, 1996 (“The Earth is Flat (And We’ve Got The Technology To Prove It)”, Canadian Business); Maclean-Hunter Award of Excellence for best technical article, 1998 (“The Gene Machine”, Canadian Business); eight-time National Magazine Award nominee.
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