Hélèna Katz is a versatile writer who has covered breaking news, written human-interest features, personal essays, business profiles, travel stories, corporate newsletters, news releases and brochure copy. Whether she’s writing a magazine article for Homemakers or More Magazine, a newsletter for the Canadian Interventional Radiology Association or revising the visitors’ guide for the town of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, telling a good yarn is foremost. She is also the author of two books, The Mad Trapper: The Incredible Tale of a Famous Canadian Manhunt and Gang Wars: Blood and Guts on the Streets of Early New York.

Raised in a francophone household and educated in English, Hélèna is bilingual and has the wonderful ability to switch languages in mid-sentence. More importantly, she frequently conducts interviews in French and delivers clear, seamless copy in English. Her work has appeared in many magazines and newspapers, including Canadian Geographic, More Magazine, VIA Destinations, Food in Canada and the Medical Post. She is also a skilled and engaging trainer, offering workshops on writing, working with travel media, and volunteer recruitment and retention.

Hélèna was born and raised in Montreal but now lives in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories adjacent to Wood Buffalo National Park where bears and bison roam. She is a member of the Travel Media Association of Canada, the Society of American Travel Writers, and The Writers' Union of Canada.