Susan McClelland JOURNALIST WRITER PHOTOGRAPHER FILM-MAKER TEACHER

Nanny Abuse
Winner 2005 Amnesty International Media Award
Finalist, Canadian Association of Journalists, Investigative Reporting Award, 2006
By Susan McClelland
The Walrus

Sad Little Girls
Finalist, Canadian Association of Journalists, Investigative Reporting Award, 2004
In Cambodia, SUSAN McCLELLAND reports on a thriving child-sex trade
Maclean's

Mariatu Kamara, Survivor
SUSAN McCLELLAND talks to two young people who know too well what happens when war becomes child's play
The Globe and Mail

Animal Wrongs
National Magazine Award Honourable Mention, 2002
The growing trade in animals, some of them rare species, poses dangers to public health and safety--and to the animals themselves
Maclean's

Inside the Sex Trade
Trafficking in foreign prostitutes is one of the fastest-growing illicit activities in the world. Welcome to a hidden Canada -- and lives of quiet desperation.
Maclean's

The Mail-Order Bride Business
First comes marriage, reports SUSAN McCLELLAND. Then -- maybe -- comes love.
Maclean's

Who's my birth father?
Canadians conceived with donated sperm are demanding to
know their genetic roots -- but Ottawa isn't making it easy.
Maclean's

Working Girl
Many Philippine women, who are brought to Canada as nannies are turning to prostitution to earn a decent wage.
By Susan McClelland
Elle

Man of the Hour
Susan McClelland talks with CBC’s man of The Hour, George Stroumboulopoulos.
Reader’s Digest, April 2008.



When Love Hurts
How one battered woman fought back -- and won.
By Bonnie Williamson, written by Susan McClelland
Canadian Living

The Enduring Mystery of Mary
Over the centuries Mother Mary has played a leading role in religious devotion. But why?
By Susan McClelland
Reader's Digest

Les Stroud, Survivorman
Could you last a week alone in the desert, the jungle or the Arctic-with no food or shelter?
By Susan McClelland
Reader's Digest

Drug Mules
Transporting narcotics seems the answer to their problems, reports SUSAN MCCLELLAND. Big mistake.
By Susan McClelland
McLean's

Belinda Stronach:
The Woman Behind the Headlines
By Susan McClelland
Reader's Digest

Ishmael Beah's Long Way Back
Ishmael Beah’s best-selling memoir, A Long Way Gone, tells the terrible story of his life as a child soldier. Now read how Buddhism and storytelling helped him recover.
by Susan McClelland
Shambhala Sun

Monia Mazigh fought a very public battle to free and exonerate her husband Maher Arar…
By Susan McClelland
Canadian Living

Degrassi: Everyone’s School
The International TV Sensation is more than a hit show.
By Susan McClelland
Reader’s Digest

My Muskoka, Gone Forever
In 2006 Susan decided to sell her family cottage, the place she grew up and the place her memories and dreams were born.
It was not a difficult decision in the end. Muskoka...a love gone forever. By Susan McClelland
Reader’s Digest. July 2006

Who Am I?
Susan meets a woman who discovers a past to be proud of: Cameroon and the slave trade.
Reader’s Digest January 2008

 

 


Adult Bullying
Are you being bullied? Adults, just like kids, bully and the results are just as traumatizing.
By Susan McClelland
Canadian Living

Home at Last

Natasha Falle turned her first trick when she was 14-years-old. Soon after she was addicted to crack cocaine. Today she is clean and helping teens get off the streets, and she credits her triumph over drugs to the unconditional love of her mother, Rose. Here is their story.
By Susan McClelland
Canadian Living

Krall's Space
Susan talks to legendary jazz musician Diana Krall about love, children, spirituality and having fun.
By Susan McClelland
More Magazine
November 2007
(for the complete story, please contact More)

Beauty Nights
A top salon in a family shelter? Canadian charity Beauty Night makes it happen.
By Susan McClelland
Elle

Cyber Sex
This is one woman's story as told to journalist Susan McClelland
Canadian Living

Dating Abuse
How well do you know your daughter's boyfriend? Even the young are vulnerable to relationship abuse. Here's how you can spot it-and what you can do about it.
By Susan McClelland
Canadian Living

Unusual Suspects
Finalist, Canadian Association of Journalists Investigative Reporting Award, 2007
After months of speculation that they murdered an Ontario couple at a Mexican resort, Cheryl Everall and Kimberly Kim give Susan McClelland an exclusive glimpse into their bizarre plight.
Chatelaine

Darfur
Member of Parliament Glen Pearson adopts three young children from Darfur. Glen and his wife Jane invite Susan into their very special family.
Canadian Living, February 2008.