Mary Schendlinger (born August 1948[1]) is a writer and editor. She is the senior editor at Geist, a magazine she co-founded with Stephen Osborne.[2]
Schendlinger grew up in Waukesha, Wisconsin. As a child, she was greatly inspired by Mad Magazine, and submitted her writing and comics to it several times without success.[1][2]
She currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1]
Schendlinger worked for seven years as an editorial/production assistant at Talon books, then for ten years as a managing editor for Harbour Publishing, where she was responsible for the Encyclopedia of British Columbia.[3] She was also employed as a typesetter by Pulp Press (now Arsenal Pulp Press) involved with Press Gang Publishers's Makara magazine.[4]
Schendlinger has edited books for Douglas & McIntyre, Greystone Books, Raincoast Books, Heritage House, Calypso Books, Arsenal Pulp Press, as well as publications for the Vancouver Art Gallery.[3]
Schendlinger has taught at Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, and Malaspina College.[3]
