Ryan Bigge
Location:
Toronto, ON
Styles:
Blogging, Columns, Copywriting: New Media, Copywriting: Print, Essays, Features, Humour, Personal Journalism, Profiles, Scriptwriting, Service: Lifestyle, Social media, Web
Subjects:
Arts, Books & literature, Communication technologies, Culture & community, Design, Information & communication technologies, Marketing, New media, Publishing, Science & technology, Society
Bio:
Ryan Bigge is an award-winning cultural journalist with over 15 years of writing and editing experience, specializing in technology, cultural trends and humour pieces. His journalism and copywriting is characterized by precision, insight and creativity. He has written about virtual autopsies and uneavesdroppable conversations for the New York Times Magazine, the value of brevity and the history of Helvetica for the Toronto Star, and mocked male spas for Toronto Life. He has also provided copywriting services for clients such as Gillette and the Royal Bank of Canada.
Publications/Client List:
- New York Times Magazine
- The Globe and Mail
- Toronto Life
- Chatelaine
- Maclean’s
- Toronto Star
- Proximity/BBDO
- Brightworks
Books:
A Very Lonely Planet (2001, Arsenal Pulp Press)
Other Projects:
Content Strategy, TV (sitcom pilot), occasional radio work.
Awards:
Four National Magazine Awards (including three honourable mentions in the Essays category).
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