Welcome to The Puddlewonder Press

I like to make things. When I am not making things, I like to help other people make things.

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Writing

Damien Pitter is a writer of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. His poems have appeared in The Backwater Review and his story Little Birds, was runner up in the 10th Anniversary of Sarah Selekey’s Little Bird story contest. He has also written about Global Citizenship for the Council of International Schools’ Perspectives. Damien earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. He is currently working on a novel.

Film & Theatre

With the screening of Star Wars at the age of 4 as a formative experience, Damien went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies, with complimentary studies in Drama, from Queen’s University. He enjoys the collaboration inherent to dramatic storytelling.

Teaching

Damien earned a Bachelor of Education from Queen’s University and has spent 20 years as an educator and counselor in Colombia, Mexico, Spain, Thailand and Japan, where he helped to develop and coordinate the Global Citizen Diploma.

Photography

Damien is a self-taught photographer. His work is divided between work shared on Instagram, focusing on noticing beauty where he finds it; and Fine Art photography and collage shared here, where he focuses on using the camera and digital editing tools for impressionist expression.

Services

Publishing Services

Damien offers coaching and editing services for writers in a variety of genres, and at any stage of the writing process from the inception of the idea to final draft. For further information, please visit damienpitter.com