Carolyne Parent has been a Montréal, QC-based freelance writer and a professional globe-trotter since 1995. Her stories have appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, the Toronto Star and Elle Québec. Parent is also a frequent contributor to Montréal's Le Devoir and the weekly travel-trade publication Tourisme Plus. Her signature style is “bold and beautiful stories,” which she researches like a journalist and writes like a novelist. gypsyscribbler@hotmail.com