Jacqueline Chartier is a Calgary, Alberta based freelance writer. She is also a former journalist. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from the University of Calgary, and is a graduate of Mount Royal University’s journalism program.

Her articles and photographs have appeared in the following periodicals, newspapers and journals.

• The Globe and Mail
• Esprit de Corps Magazine
• Airforce Magazine
• Frontline Defence Magazine
• Frontline Security Magazine
• Alberta Museums Review
• Alberta History
• Canadian Journal of Medical Laboratory Science
• Homes & Living Magazine
• Western Grocer Magazine
• Western Restaurant News Magazine
• Bar and Beverage Business Magazine

The Teal Diaries is Jacqueline’s first blog, a platform to offer readers a deeply personal exploration of her ongoing cancer journey. Her battle with the disease began in late 2011 when she was diagnosed with both uterine and ovarian cancer.