The Ottawa International Writers Festival and the Ottawa Public Library/Ottawa Children’s Literature Round Table’s Kid Galas have showcased both her poetry and her books for children. Her poems also appear in a number of chapbooks and anthologies and have been heard on radio and television. To assist in fund-raising for charitable organizations, JC writes impromptu poetry at special events and offers some of her books for sale through not-for-profit groups.

After the success of Fat poems Tall poems Long poems Small comes Boot Crazy, published by Blue Poodle Books. This is JC’s fifth book for children aged three to seven, her first in rhyme, ideal for reading at home, at school or at the library.

JC is well known for her workshops for emerging writers and for young writers from Senior Kindergarten to Grade 12. Her presentations have been included in programs offered by The Ottawa International Writers Festival, the City of Ottawa, MASC, the Ottawa Public Library, the Canadian Authors Association and Ottawa Independent Writers, among others. She served as first Poet-in-Residence at Ottawa’s the School of Dance (2004) and at Alta Vista Public School (2006.) In 2007, the Ottawa Kiwanis Club welcomed her as a featured Read-a-thon author.

She lives in Ottawa with her husband, Andrei, and their blue poodle, Cleo. Both their children, to whom she has dedicated Boot Crazy, are grown up and pursuing studies at university.