Anna Dulisse
Climate and Conservation WriterRelatable climate and conservation content that is both informed and hopeful.
Anna Dulisse »I use my personal and professional experience to to craft compelling climate and conservation stories that will engage and inspire your audience.
Why I write
My childhood was never boring and almost always loud.
For most of my life, I lived in a small house with my parents and my five younger siblings. If I wanted solitude, I had to go inward, so I would.
My imagination ran amuck, and my creativity ebbed and flowed like the Pacific tide that surrounded me. My mother claims I filled pages with stories as young as four, letting words spill out onto the recycled loose-leaf in front of me.
While my classmates dreamt of becoming doctors, lawyers, teachers, firefighters, or ballerinas, I pasted a 4×6 portrait of myself onto the back of a speckled black notebook and aspired to be a writer (and at times a meteorologist).
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But as time passed, I lost touch with that part of myself.
High school and university writing assignments came easily for me, but the dream to write as a profession slinked away.
Although my adult work life was varied and interesting, I passed through my twenties taking post-secondary courses and work opportunities that others suggested would suit me. I was a hard worker and a team player, but I lacked the direction and intentionality of my peers, floating along without ever stopping to ask myself, “What do you want to do with your life, and how will this get you there?”
I completed a BA in Geography and later, almost a BSc in Biology, I worked for non-profits, governments, tour companies, cafes, and a wildlife biologist who became my husband and I protested against proposed oil and gas developments and founded a cycling advocacy group in my hometown. I was busy, it suited me, and it was all I knew.
Then, in 2018, I gave birth to my daughter. I had a beautiful and fierce little person in my care, whom I loved deeply, and the nurturing came naturally. But the stillness that came with it was new. On the weeks when my husband was away for work there were days where, aside from a brief conversation with a grocery clerk, I spoke to no other adults. And it was in this stillness that a small and faintly familiar feeling started to nibble at me. It was an uneasiness but also something familiar that I just couldn’t put my finger on until it became a voice that said:
“Anna, you need to write.”
First, it was for cycling advocacy, then for an environmental magazine, then some blogs, fiction, and a little bit of memoir. The rusty old tap had finally been turned back on.
I know that I am incredibly privileged to have the time and opportunities in both my professional and personal life to write—to process my world, thoughts, feelings, and opinions through words on a page or screen and publish them for no one or anyone to read. Writing is a part of who I am; it is what I do and why I am here.
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What I write about
Whether through navigating wild environments for work or for fun, or sitting down and writing about the places and people I love, my experiences give me a unique perspective to tell compelling stories about our planet and the people working to protect it.
With a passion for climate action and conservation, my goal is to craft narratives for your cause, product or purpose that inspire, educate, and drive change.
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Whether it is teachers coming together to improve air quality in their industry town, a genocide survivor working to educate the public about reptiles in Uganda, or a mushroom-foraging hockey-mom concerned about forest biodiversity, there is a story to be told and shared with the world. Together, let’s work to tell that story in a way that inspires action.
My Background
I have spent most of my adult life going with the flow. I tried on multiple jobs, volunteer roles, and post-secondary pursuits.
It wasn’t until I had my daughter, when my passions for writing, wildlife, environmental advocacy, and parenting collided that I thought I might try to create something unique, impactful, and authentic.
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By leaning on my natural sciences background, wildlife technician experience, and perspective as a parent, I create relatable climate and conservation content for clients who care.
Let's share climate & conservation stories that inspire action.
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