ebullient productions - Rhiannon Coppin's writing site



	Finalist in two categories for the 2007 BC and Yukon Community Newspapers Association's Ma Murray Awards (gala to be held April 14, 2007 at the Sheraton Wall Centre) The aforementioned categories (and category finalists) are: Thompson Rivers University School of Journalism Environmental Writing Award • Delta Optimist: Maureen Gulyas - A Matter of Health • The Interior News: Rebecca Aldous - Derailment • Vancouver Courier: Rhiannon Coppin - Where Eagles Dare Ducks Unlimited Canada Outdoor Recreation Writing Award • Cowichan Valley Newsleader: Peter Rusland - Cowichan Sinks to New Heights • North Shore News: Jane Seyd - Boys of the Canyon • Vancouver Courier: Rhiannon Coppin - Lost Ride
	In late May, myself and three other journalists were awarded Tyee Fellowhips (two investigative and two solutions-oriented) to embark on in-depth reporting topics we set forth in proposals. I'm nearing the end of my research and will be publishing a series soon (August 2006) in The Tyee. The judging panel consisted of Mary Lynn Young, Ross Howard Dr Minelle Mahtani.
(click on photo above)	On April 22nd, 2006, I was awarded GOLD at the BCYCNA Ma Murray Community Newspaper Awards gala, held out at the River Rock casino in Richmond, B.C. The BCYCNA stands for the British Columbia and Yukon Community Newspapers Association, and my winning piece (in the Outdoor Recreation category) is a feature about geocaching ("Cache me if you can," Feb 09, 2005) that I wrote for the Vancouver Courier. The judges had this to say: In this article, the author succinctly explains the lure of a relatively new sport. Well-researched and packed with interesting characters and technical data, Coppin's sustained narrative is comprehensive, lively, accurate and gripping.