Other Writing

Canadian Business

June 2023 – Can Your Boss Actually Demand You Return to the Office?

June 2022 – ‘People Work for Money’: Pay Transparency Is More Important Now Than Ever

Chatelaine

May 2019 – The New TV Comedy That Helped Me Love My Body—No Matter What Size I Am

May 2019 – Why Dating in Your Thirties and Forties Can Be Pure Hell

 

April 2014 – The Secret Life of Vivian Maier

 

August 2012 – Ms. Chatelaine: Tanis Rideout

 

September 2011 – Radioactive Fears

 

THIS Magazine

 

July 2012 – Made With Love: Public Displays of Affection create crush-worthy community art and design

Report on Business Magazine

 

March 2011 – Desperately Seeking Oscar

Salon

 

November 2010 – How The Sims turned me into a homewrecker

Sun Media Newspapers (Syndicated nationally)

 

September 27, 2012 – Pre-marriage doubts can sometimes be a saving grace

 

September 12, 2012 – Tips to survive long distance relationships

 

August 29, 2012 – Singles events can help shy guys and gals open up

 

August 8, 2012 – Fifty Shades of Grey good for opening dialogue

 

July 18, 2012 – Can men and women really just be friends?

 

July 4, 2012 – Women hesitant to propose marriage, happy to put on the pressure

 

June 20, 2012 – Manscaping a hairy business

 

June 5, 2012 – Sex and the single mom

 

May 23, 2012 – Sext regret?

 

May 9, 2012 – Should you date a ‘mamma’s boy’?

 

April 24, 2012 – ‘Positive power’ of feminist porn

 

April 11, 2012 – How new parents can find time for sex

 

April 3, 2012 – Birds, bees? Oh puh-leeze!

 

March 27, 2012 – Is marriage good for the heart?

 

March 21, 2012 – Sleeping (around) on the job

 

March 12, 2012 – Can you survive an on-off relationship?

 

March 7, 2012 – Younger men are opting for vasectomies

 

February 29, 2012 – Is ‘living with parents’ a deal-breaker?

 

February 22, 2012 – Service with a smile

 

February 15, 2012 – Fromance is in the air

 

February 8, 2012 – Improving your online odds

 

February 1, 2012 – Up close and extremely personal

 

January 25, 2012 – Can open relationships work?

 

January 18, 2012 – Don’t let winter cool your libido

 

January 10, 2012 – Resolve to improve your social life

 

January 4, 2012 – Couples, resolve to get closer

 

December 28, 2011 – Shy guys finish last

 

December 20, 2011 – Single bells!

 

December 7, 2011 – Gifts from the heart

 

November 29, 2011 – Multiple marriages, multiple questions

 

November 22, 2011 – Eat – and be merry!

 

November 16, 2011 – Is Nickelback a dealbreaker?

 

November 9, 2011 – Online obsession

 

October 31, 2011 – Busy singles turning to modern-day Cupids

 

October 26, 2011 – Signs he’s having an affair

 

October 18, 2011 – Reignite your relationship spark

 

October 22, 2011 – Fun with fertility

 

October 5, 2011 – Equal love, but different paycheques

 

September 21, 2011 – Can annoying habits cause breakups?

 

September 14, 2011 – Short, dark and handsome

 

August 31, 2011 – Staying safe on school grounds

 

August 24, 2011 – Nerd love

 

August 17, 2011 – The lowdown on breakups

 

August 9, 2011 – Unattainable beauty

 

July 12, 2011 – Navigating toxic in-laws

 

July 7, 2011 – First date tips for clueless dudes

 

June 28, 2011 – Out in the open

 

June 22, 2011 – Divorce parties can mark a new, fresh start

 

June 14, 2011 – Losing weight, gaining problems

 

June 8, 2011 – The dark side of online dating

 

May 30, 2011 – Smartphone dating apps localize love

 

May 25, 2011 – Forgiving infidelity

 

May 15, 2011 – Couples want weddings to have a personal touch

 

May 10, 2011 – Website matches suitors and dream dates – for a price

 

May 4, 2011 – Political bedfellows

 

April 27, 2011 – Bedroom aids due for a natural update

 

April 19, 2011 – Texting and dating

 

April 12, 2011 – Love really is a pain

 

April 4, 2011 – Finding love is all about timing

 

March 30, 2011 – Women still the victim in the blame game

 

March 21, 2011 –Teenage highs on heartthrobs

 

March 14, 2011 – The science behind beer goggles

 

March 9, 2011 – Finding love in 140 characters

 

March 1, 2011 – Is female sexual dysfunction fact or fiction?

 

February 22, 2011 – The six real reasons why women are single

 

February 15, 2011 – The art of ‘picking up’

 

February 2, 2011 – The mystery of male attraction

 

 

Flare

 

October 2013 – Ark Angel

 

August 2014 – Sartorial Matchmaking

Reader’s Digest

 

February 2014 – 13 Things Your Matchmaker Won’t Tell You

The Globe & Mail

 

September 13, 2012 – Conan O’Brien broke my heart

 

August 2, 2012 – Tawkify: Online dating with a traditional twist

 

October 13, 2011 – For transgender singles, online dating is a minefield

 

February 3, 2011 – Love the one who loves what you love

The Toronto Star

 

September 6, 2016 – Couples should invest in talking about money matters

 

August 23, 2016 – Hiring a cleaner can save your marriage

 

August 2, 2016 – Male fertility has less longevity than you might think

 

July 19, 2016 – Dating when you reach a certain age is a liability

 

June 27, 2016 – Stop turning down men under six feet tall

 

May 24, 2016 – Apartners are long-term couples who choose not to live together

 

April 28, 2016 – Grieving the beautiful strangers

 

April 12, 2016 – Words of advice for the baby boys

 

March 28, 2016 – The strange allure of narcissism

 

February 16, 2016 – Banish your inner Bridezilla before she emerges

 

February 9, 2016 – Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be full of self-pity if you’re single

 

January 26, 2016 – As Valentine’s Day approaches, be kind to singles

 

January 14, 2016 – Why decluttering guru Marie Kondo is wrong

 

December 30, 2015 – How to have a less-terrible-than-usual new year’s eve

 

December 8, 2015 – 33 ways to tell if you’re a grown-up

 

December 1, 2015 – Eight creative holiday gifts for people in new relationships

 

November 24, 2015 – Should ma’am offend me? How about miss?

 

October 6, 2015 – How to avoid awkward family conversations this Thanksgiving

 

September 14, 2015 – 10 rules for being a good roommate

 

May 19, 2015 – Sorry hipsters, but it’s time to shave!

 

May 6, 2011 – Childless by choice through sterilization

 

January 12, 2011 – Taped Crusaders

 

September 9, 2010 – Quilt complex

 

February 15, 2009 – Songs in the key of heartache

The Toronto Sun

 

October 23, 2010 – Clear your desk, clear your head

EYE Weekly

 

November 12, 2008 – Goodbye, greasy spoon

The Kingston Whig-Standard

 

May 14, 2005 – Kingston’s “I Hate Sally” Get Punk’d

 

May 5, 2005 – When good deeds go bad (2 pages, cover story)

 

May 3, 2005 – Collective Soul: The world anew

 

April 30, 2005 – Brushes with fame (profile on Sarah Fairbairn)

 

April 23, 2005 – Pillow Talk with the Tijuana Bibles

 

April 23, 2005 – Malcolm singing for the shelter

The Montreal Gazette

 

November 28, 2004 – The truth will set you free, but not everywhere

Exclaim!

 

May 2009 – King Khan @ The Shrines Have Answers

 

September 2007 – Lee Hazlewood Profile: Psychedelic Cowboy Rides Off

Chart Magazine

 

September 2005 – Cuff The Duke take their success and run

The Queen’s Alumni Review

 

Spring 2010 – Former GW editor celebrates life’s Awesome Things

Metro Canada

 

June 17, 2010 – Good dads remember the rules of every card game

 

June 03, 2010 – Love can have a way of coming back around

 

May 06, 2010 – Couples choose to live together…alone

 

May 06, 2010 – Mother (sometimes) knows best

 

April 22, 2010 – Inspiring teachers will never be forgotten

 

March 25, 2010 – Read between the lines

 

March 25, 2010 – Think outside the jewelry box for that special ring

 

March 11, 2010 – Charting the hazards of ‘peep culture’

 

February 25, 2010 – The smart guy’s guide to meeting women

 

February 11, 2010 – Plotting the perfect, no frills wedding

 

February 11, 2010 – The lady in red is never out of style

 

January 28, 2010 – Adding bitter foes to Facebook to keep the ego in check

 

January 14, 2010 – Sometimes old friends just happen to fade away

 

December 31, 2009 – New Year’s, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing

 

December 17, 2009 – Potential pitfalls of the office Christmas party

 

December 03, 2009 – Tiptoeing around your friend’s sub-par partner

 

December 03, 2009 – Drawing relationship battle lines

 

November 19, 2009 – Facebook status updates as pixelated PDAs

 

November 05, 2009 – Do funny girls have the last laugh?

 

October 22, 2009 – Check your inhibitions

 

October 15, 2009 – A fresh style (Joe Mimran profile)

 

October 08, 2009 – Embrace breakups

 

September 30, 2009 – A fashion innovator (Coco Chanel)

 

September 24, 2009 – Textual innuendo

 

September 10, 2009 – Take time to know thy neighbour

 

September 10, 2009 – Victoria’s Secret coming to Canada

 

August 27, 2009 – Silver foxiness is a powerful force

 

August 13, 2009 – Saluting gay boyfriends

 

July 30, 2009 – Girls (not) gone wild

 

July 16, 2009 – It’s all in the approach

 

July 13, 2009 – Beautiful hair, naturally

 

May 28, 2009 – Pretty and fragrant fingers

 

March 4, 2009 – Torontonian joins Best Job finalists

Yahoo! Shine

 

May 11, 2012 – Are we more attracted to those that others find attractive?

 

May 10, 2012 – Interactive music lessons for babies improves brain development: study

 

May 9, 2012 – Is the lunch break becoming obsolete?

 

May 8, 2012 – Caviar potato chips? Pepsi cappucino? Companies cater to unusual flavours overseas

 

May 8, 2012 – “Plus Ones” at weddings: new rules have emerged and not everyone’s following them

 

May 7, 2012 – Bride gives birth on wedding day, still makes it to evening reception

 

May 4, 2012 – When it comes to workplace discrimination, body size matters: but is this news?

 

May 3, 2012 – BBC ‘Play School’ hosts stoned during 1970’s children’s show

 

May 3, 2012 – Uggs awarded $686M in lawsuits against Chinese counterfeit boots

 

May 2, 2012 – Mom takes 5-year-old to tanning salon, makes court appearance

 

May 2, 2012 – Pacifiers don’t interfere with breastfeeding: study

 

May 1, 2012 – Baby Boomer models are on the rise, catering to consumers of their generation

 

May 1, 2012 – Birth control failures are more common than women think: study

 

April 30, 2012 – Christian wife stands by her man

 

April 27, 2012 – Are refreshing summer drinks sabotaging your diet?

 

April 27, 2012 – Botox provides mild relief for chronic migraine sufferers: study

 

April 27, 2012 – Mom punishes daughter on Facebook profile image

 

April 26, 2012 – Left side of face looks best, says study

 

April 25, 2012 – Teens getting drunk on hand sanitizer: the latest trend?

 

April 25, 2012 – Controversial Miss Travel website proves there’s no such thing as a free trip

 

April 24, 2012 – “Six Weeks to OMG” diet preaches black coffee, cold baths

 

April 24, 2012 – Study claims some canned foods healthy as fresh, cheaper too

 

April 24, 2012 – Nudie website founder has a change of heart

 

April 23, 2012 – Scientists predict sexual activity, weight-gain in female university students

 

April 20, 2012 – Commentary: Is Earth Day still relevant?

 

April 20, 2012 – Nerdy Lothario tracks online dates on spreadsheet

 

April 19, 2012 – Dutch sperm donor has fathered 87 children the natural way

 

April 19, 2012 – Morning-after pill delivered by courier in the UK

 

April 18, 2012 – Online dating sites not helping those who need it

 

April 18, 2012 – Choosing career over family tied to lack of marriageable men

 

April 17, 2012 – Tube-feeding diet used by U.S. bride to slim down

 

April 17, 2012 – International survey says women more moral than men

 

April 13, 2012 – H&M’s eco-conscious red carpet collection hits stores

 

April 13, 2012 – “Chork” combines chopsticks and fork in one utensil

 

April 13, 2012 – Biologist fathered hundreds at own fertility clinic

 

April 12, 2012 – Pheromone parties attempt to match singles by scent

 

April 12, 2012 – Niceness may be genetic, says new research

 

April 11, 2012 – Are there fewer job opportunities for attractive women?

 

April 10, 2012 – Condiment woes: is relish on its way out?

 

April 10, 2012 – Ashley Judd’s “puffy face” essay launches a thousand tweets

 

April 9, 2012 – Video games foster cooperation, says new study

 

April 5, 2012 – Samantha Brick defends cattiness claims: don’t hate her because she’s beautiful

 

April 5, 2012 – Can the likeliness of divorce be ingrained in a woman’s genes?

 

April 4, 2012 – Labour takes longer than 50 years ago: study

 

April 3, 2012 – Girlfriend for hire? New website gives single guys fake companionship for a price

 

April 2, 2012 – Play date waivers: A bizarre new trend in parenting

iVillage.ca

 

July 13, 2014 – Are Chafing Thighs Ruining Your Summer? 6 Chub Rub Methods Tested

 

June 3, 2014 – Post-Baby Body? Breasts Surgically Removed? Cellulite Everywhere? Put a Bikini On It!

 

April 25, 2014 – New Kitestring App Contacts Loved Ones If You Don’t Make It Home

 

April 23, 2014 – When To Ignore Your First Impression And Go On A Second Date

 

April 6, 2014 – Are Your Coupled Friend Thwarting Your Dating Life?

 

March 19, 2014 – Your Awesome Wedding Invitation Gives Me The Single Girl Blues

 

March 11, 2014 – The Lammily Effect: Finding a Doll That Looks Just Like Me

 

March 4, 2014 – Idina Menzel Lets It Go With Jimmy Fallon (Take That, Travolta!)

 

February 5, 2014 – I Don’t Care If I Look Fat In This Photo

 

September 19, 2013 – Online Dating: What You’re Doing Wrong and How To Fix It

The National Post

 

September 2014 – “The Answer to Everything” by Elyse Friedman (reviewed)

Now Magazine

 

April 2015 – R&D restaurant (review) and sidebar of Canadian masterchefs

REVIEWS

 

1250 Ghost girls and glow-in-the-dark (Myshara Herbert-McMyn, The Ormsby Review, 15/10/2021)
“Papamarko’s writing is complex and fascinating. She draws the reader in with each story and leads them along a twisting path past pregnancy, baking competitions, funerals, and many other events – to a truly brilliant finale.”

 

A radiant debut (Dave Williamson, Winnipeg Free Press, 28/08/2021)
“A varied collection of a dozen short stories, and most of them are blessed with lively first-person narration and scintillating dialogue.”

 

Loneliness, Longing, and Other Poisons: Review of Sofi Papamarko’s Radium Girl (Anuja Varghese, Canthius, 04/08/2021)
“Radium Girl closes the book with a bittersweet combination of sadness and magic, leaving readers with the faintly glimmering hope that even in our darkest moments, there is always some part of us that will continue to shine.”

 

Radium Girl (Rhonda Waterfall, Rhonda Waterfall, 21/07/2021)
“Radium Girl is a grab bag of serious fun, serious situations, and startling revelations.”

 

31 Days of Stories 2021, Day 19: “Radium Girl” by Sofi Papamarko (Steven W. Beattie, That Shakespearean Rag, 19/05/2021)
“Papamarko’s story is a kind of wish-fulfillment fantasy about a radium factory worker who watches her colleagues get horribly sick while she herself grows stronger and more powerful.”

 

RADIUM GIRL (Tanisha Rule, Foreword Reviews, May/June 2021)
“Easy and engrossing, the short stories of Radium Girl provoke unease and careful thought about diverse human experiences.”

 

INTERVIEWS

 

Ep. #697: Sofi Papamarko (Vish Khanna, Kreative Kontrol, 28/06/2022)
Sofi talks to Vish Khanna about her award-winning short story collection, life as a new mom in Toronto during a pandemic, our friend Jordan Howard, whether or not she was ever a journalist, dating and matchmaking, Honest Ed’s and allegories, human behaviour, writing a novel, future plans and more.

 

Surprisingly Dark Moments (Bruce Geddes, Prism international, 02/09/2021)
“Radium Girl is Sofi Papamarko’s debut collection of short stories, exploring themes of loneliness and alienation, and women reclaiming their power. What follows is a conversation between Sofi and Bruce Geddes about vengeance, flawed characters, and the inspirations behind the collection.”

 

E244 with SOFI PAPAMARKO (Jamie Tennant, Get Lit, 22/07/2021)
Jamie Tennant and Sofi Papamarko talk about her book, Radium Girl.

 

July Book Talk: Sofi Papamarko (The Word on the Street, 17/07/2021)
Watch the Word on the Street’s July Book Talk with author Sofi Papamarko in conversation with fellow author and friend Jessica Westhead.

 

“Their Story is Already Complete” Sofi Papamarko on Commitment in Short Fiction and Writing the Outsider (Open Book, 08/06/2021)
Sofi talks about how and why “Radium Girl” became the collection’s title story, what the very different characters in each of her stories have in common with each other and how she researched the real-life counterparts who inspired her characters.

 

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Sofi Papamarko (rob mclennan’s blog, 02/06/2021)
“I’m a bit of a commitment-phobe when it comes to writing, so short stories have been my comfort zone.”

 

ARTICLES

 

Canadian writer Sofi Papamarko among the winners of the 2021 Foreword INDIES Awards (Nikky Manfredi, CBC Books, 21/06/2022)
A lovely write up of Sofi Papamarko’s win in the Foreword INDIES awards.

 

23 Canadian collections to read for Short Story Month (CBC Books, 17/05/2022)
A round-up of collections of short stories to read for short story month.

 

Short fiction from Norma Dunning, David Huebert, Alix Ohlin among works shortlisted for 2022 ReLit Awards (CBC Books, 09/05/2022)
A nice write-up about the ReLit Awards shortlist.

 

2021 Foreword INDIES Finalists in Short Stories (Foreword INDIES, 14/03/2022)
Radium Girl is a finalist for the Foreword INDIES Award in Short Stories.

 

Introducing the 49th Shelf Summer Books List: Part 1 (Kerry Clare, 49th Shelf, 24/06/2021)
Sofi’s collection of stories makes 49th Shelf’s Summer Books List: Part 1

 

Something to Cry About (Sofi Papamarko, The Quarantine Review, 22/06/2021)
Sofi shares an excerpt from Radium Girl with The Quarantine Review.

 

Cooking with Off/Kilter Volume 2 (All Lit Up, 09/06/2021)
Sofi’s collection of stories is featured in the Off/Kilter kitchen, where All Lit Up is cooking up a batch of recommendations for those with discerning tastes that lean towards the slightly strange.

 

Do-Lit-Yourself: Spring Nails Edition (All Lit Up, 03/06/2021)
Sofi’s collection of stories is featured on this round-up of literary-inspired nail art!

 

Short is sweet: Radium Girl author Sofi Papamarko shares her favourite Toronto short-story collections (Sofi Papamarko, the Toronto Star, 16/05/2021)
“Toronto is a great city for short-story writers — and writers in general — because just about anything can happen here.” Sofi shares her favourite short story collections set in Toronto.

 

She Blinded Me With Science (Krista Foss, 49th Shelf, 03/29/2021)
Sofi’s collection is included on this list of books featuring women in STEM.

 

58 Canadian works of fiction coming out in spring 2021 (CBC Books, 02/02/2021)
Sofi’s short story collection makes the CBC’s list of 58 Canadian works of fiction coming out in spring 2021.

 

2021 Spring Preview: Fiction (Quill & Quire, 11/01/2021)
Sofi’s book is mentioned in Quill & Quire’s Spring Preview

 

Most Anticipated: Our 2021 Spring Fiction Preview (49th Shelf, 07/01/2021)
Sofi’s short story collection is one of 49th Shelf’s most anticipated!

**Gold Winner of the 2021 Foreword INDIES Award for Short Stories**

**Finalist for the 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Speculative Fiction**

**Shortlisted for the 2022 ReLit Award for Short Fiction**