Linsay Seitz

Linsay Mari Seitz (born June 18, 1982) also known as the "Female Smart Bomb" is a public speaker, author and human rights campaigner. She enjoys running her own company, Politically Incorrect and Brutally Honest, which allows her to talk about her beliefs of tolerance, integration and forgiveness in places such as New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the United States.

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Linsay was born on June 18, 1982. She was born in the United States, in the state of Utah, although she spent the majority of her youth in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She attended Catholic High Schools and was seen as a Catholic by her peers until she began voicing her opinions.

After graduating a full semester early from her high school, Bishop McNally High School, she went on to study art at ACAD, before deciding to take on the sound industry through the Academy of Production and Recording Arts in Calgary.

In 2002, she embarked on a one year working holiday in Australia. She returned to Calgary in October 2003. She again left the country in 2005 to follow her dreams of becoming a published author. Her travels took her to New Zealand for another year, where she worked with at Canoe and Kayak in both retail and administrative roles.

In 2006, she travelled to Australia to finalize her book with her publisher, Wegotchaa Pty Ltd. In August, PIBH - Politically Incorrect and Brutally Honest Reflections was published and while it took a while to get any notice, a few reviews have started to pop up after a media tour to New Zealand in November and an Australian book tour throughout December 2006 - February 2007.

Education

Linsay Mari Seitz attended Bishop McNally High School from the years of 1997 - 2000 where she achieved honor roll awards for all years attended. She competed on the track team in Grade 10 and then moved on to field hockey for Grades 11 and 12 as well as adding Soccer in her senior year.

When she graduated from high school ahead of her class in January 2000, she began taking classes at the Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD) as an art major. She dropped out in 2001 after breaking her arm during a soccer game she played with the Chinook Soccer Team.

In 2001, she attended the Academy of Production and Recording Arts School (http://www.apra.ca/) that was held at The Beach Recording Studio located in Calgary, Alberta.

Books

Linsay Mari Seitz is now a published author with one book to her credit, PIBH - Politically Incorrect and Brutally Honest, published by the small vanity publisher Wegotchaa Pty Ltd ( [http://www.wegotchaa.com/wcpublishingportfolio.html] )in August 2007, located in Melbourne, Australia. The book is now up for an Independent Publisher Award (IPPY - [http://www.independentpublisher.com/ipland/LearnMore.php] )which are awarded on June 1, 2007 in New York, United States.

In The Media

Linsay Seitz has had her writings featured in the BlurZine, a bi-weekly publication that examines the base of our society. "The only online magazine that blurs the line between black and white that people think exists, to show you the shades of grey that occupy that space instead." ( [http://www.wegotchaa.com/PIBHblurzinewc.html] ) Seitz also acts as the editor of the BlurZine.

She has had her writings printed in publications such as Canoe and Kayak Magazine (NZ), CBC, Calgary Herald and FFWD. As an author, Seitz has been highlighted in the Moonee Valley Community News and the Moonee Valley Leader.

Reviews of her book, PIBH - Politically Incorrect and Brutally Honest Reflections, have been published in the Rotorua Daily Post, the Gisborne Herald, the Moonee Valley Community News and in the Moonee Valley Leader.

Linsay has been heard on Munt FM in New Zealand, CFRO in Canada and RGIN online.

She was also a foley walker in her time at the Beach Sound Studio for the film "Stiffed". ( [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337241/combined] )

Quotes

"I don't offend anyone, I offend everyone""

"Be careful or you will be in my next book!"

"...our world and society are screwed unless we get off of our high horse and do something about it."

"You see a shrink. They medicate you to make you feel better but they can’t actually tell you what you need to hear because you would sue them for saying it."

Notes

*PIBH - Politically Incorrect and Brutally Honest, By Linsay Seitz, ISBN 0977575608
*Wegotchaa Publishing Home Page - [http://wegotchaa.com/wcpublishingfirst.html]
*Politically Incorrect and Brutally Honest Home Page - http://www.wegotchaa.com/PIBHhomewc.html
*PIBH Reflections Blog - http://pibh.blogspot.com
*PIBH Myspace Page - http://www.myspace.com/pibh

References

*January 23, 2007 Press Release - Linsay Seitz announces Melbourne Book Signing, [http://www.1888pressrelease.com/the-female-smart-bomb-linsay-seitz-announces-melbourne-boo-pr-gs5414p2u7.html]
*January 17, 2007 Press Release - PIBH Reflections to Compete in 2007 IPPY Aawards, [http://www.sanepr.com/PIBH-Reflections-to-compete-against-3-000-other-entries-in-2007-IPPY-Awards_12669.cfm]
*December 7,2006 Press Release - Linsay Seitz Returns to Melbourne, [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0612/S00144.htm]
*November 16, 2006 Press Release - Linsay Seitz to Travel to New Zealand, [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0611/S00204.htm]