SELECT LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

• Lights to Guide Me Home: An Adventure Off the Beaten Track in Life, Love, Adventure and Parenting (Sept. 2022, Rocky Mountain Books). Author.

• ebook: Paul Zizka’s Guide to Viewing and Photographing Northern Lights (2021, Self-Published), Co-Author.

• The Wonders That I Find. (2021, Rocky Mountain Books). Author.

• ebook: Paul Zizka’s Guide to Photography in the Canadian Rockies (Banff to Lake Louise Edition) (2018, Self-Published). Co-Author.

• Grandeur of the Canadian Rockies (2017, Rocky Mountain Books). Author.

• Splendour of the Canadian Rockies (2017, Rocky Mountain Books). Author.

• Beauty of the Canadian Rockies (2017, Rocky Mountain Books). Author.

• Souvenir of the Canadian Rockies (2017, Rocky Mountain Books). Author.

ANTHOLOGIES

• Mountain Voices: The Mountain Legacy Project and a Century of Change in Western Canada (November 2025, University of Calgary Press). Contributor.

• Stories from the Trail: Field Notes on Moving Through the Wild (August 2024, Wayfarer Books). Contributor.

• You Won’t Remember This: Travel with Babies (2016, Flamingo Rover). Contributor.

MAGAZINE EDITING

• Canadian Rockies Annual (Editor) Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (2016-2020)

• Highline Magazine (Editor) 2011-2013

• Alpinist Magazine (Online Editorial Intern) 2010

TRAVEL + ADVENTURE STORIES

• Western Warmth and Dinosaur Discoveries. Washington Post Brand Studio/Destination Canada.

• Dinner with a View: Alberta’s Most Scenic Restaurants. Travel Alberta.

• The making of memories in Jasper National Park. Canadian Geographic.

• Weather Proof Your Trip: The Best Indoor Activities in Banff and Lake Louise. Banff and Lake Louise Tourism.

• Unearthing a Story at Head-Smashed-In. Canadian Rockies Annual, Volume 2.

• A writer’s guide to travelling. Canadian Geographic.

• First-Timer’s Guide to Hiking in the Canadian Rockies, Travel Alberta

• What’s Next, Ms. Gillis? (Profile of Nat Gillis). Kootenay Mountain Culture.

• The Art of Apprehensive Adventuring. Adventure Journal.

• Peak Eats: Community Watch (BANFF). AMA Insider.

• Running Toward the Light: On the Hunt for the Aurora Borealis in Alberta. Travel Alberta Winter Magazine. Pg 30-34.

• Alberta’s Dinosaurs: Your Guide to a Weekend in the Badlands. Where.ca.

• The Land That Does Not Melt. Pgs. 40-43. Impact Magazine.

• The Land of “Why?”: Quest for Adventure, Family Style. Vol. 2, Issue 2. Pg. 8-11. Highline Magazine.

HISTORY STORIES

• Needle and Thread. Summit Journal. (Winter 2025)

• Nature Intended Us All to be Wildflowers. Canadian Geographic. (March/April 2025)

• At Home in the Backcountry. (Ed.) Canadian Rockies Annual, Volume 5.

• O’Hara. (Ed.) Canadian Rockies Annual, Volume 4.

• For King & Country. Canadian Rockies Annual, Volume 3.

• Rockies Life in the ’70s. Canadian Rockies Annual, Volume 2.

• Unearthing a Story at Head-Smashed-In. Canadian Rockies Annual, Volume 2.

STORIES ABOUT WRITING + PHOTOGRAPHY

• Full Disclosure: Meghan J. Ward on Marriage, Motherhood and the Weight of Truth in Memoir. Literary Hub. (2022)

• Through the Lens: Tips for Photographing the Canadian Rockies. Travel Alberta.

• Captured in Ice. Outdoor Photographer Magazine. Cover story.

OUTDOOR STORIES

• The Art of Apprehensive Adventuring, Adventure Journal.

• First-Timer’s Guide to Hiking in the Canadian Rockies, Travel Alberta.

• Kid-Friendly Hikes in the Canadian Rockies, Travel Alberta.

• Ultra Awesome: Ellie Greenwood, the World’s Best 100K Runner. Impact Magazine. Cover story.

• The Wild Run: How to Avoid Animal Encounters on the Trails. Pgs 82-83. Impact Magazine.

• The Making of a Wild Child, Wild Women Magazine.

• Best Backcountry Larch Hikes in Banff National Park. Banff & Lake Louise Tourism.

• 5 Hikeable Peaks in Banff National Park. Banff & Lake Louise Tourism.

• 11 Unforgettable Stops on the Icefields Parkway. Banff & Lake Louise Tourism.

• Where the Weather is Wild. Highline Magazine. Vol. 6, Issue 2. Pg. 22-25.

• Growing Up Green at the Plain of Six Glaciers. Vol. 3, Issue 2. Pg. 8-10. Highline Magazine.

CLIMBING STORIES

• Hobnailed Heroes. Pg. 44-47. Highline Magazine.

• Kevin McLane’s Canadian Rock: What It Takes to Write a Guide Book. Alpinist.com.

• The Warrior’s Way: Arno Ilgner Discusses Fear in Climbing. Alpinist.com.

• Pen, Paper and a Mountainside: Expedition Diaries from Mt. Logan. Alpinist.com.

• Exotic New Routes on Greenland’s Big Walls. Alpinist.com. 

MENTAL HEALTH + WELLNESS STORIES

• Mountain Muskox Mentorship Program. Mountain Life Rockies. Pg. 52

• The Aftermath of Mountain Trauma. Wildly Supply Co. with Kevin Hjertaas

• Cheerz to Sobriety. Kootenay Mountain Culture.

• Nature Untold. Kootenay Mountain Culture.

• Fall Into Focus: September’s Best Ways to Find Zen in the Mountains. Avenue Calgary. Pg. 150-154.

• Reclaiming You: 6 Ways to Find Balance in Motherhood. tuja wellness.

• 5 Ways to Make the Most of a Day Off. Women’s Adventure Magazine.

• 5 Tips for Writing a Reverse Bucket List. Women’s Adventure Magazine.

CLIMATE CHANGE STORIES

• Rockies Reframed. Mountain Life Rocky Mountains.

• The State of the Mountains Report: The Impacts of Climate Change on the Alpine Environment and Glaciers of Southern Alberta and British Columbia. Alpine Club of Canada. (2011)

• The State of the Mountains Report. Vol. 94. Pg. 26-33. Canadian Alpine Journal.