Background
Schendlinger grew up in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Schendlinger grew up in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
She is the senior editor at Geist, a magazine she co-founded with Stephen Osborne. Schendlinger worked for seven years as an editorial/production assistant at Talon books, then for ten years as a managing editor for Harbour Publishing, where she was responsible for the Encylcopedia of British Columbia. She was also employed as a typesetter by Pulp Press (now Arsenal Pulp Press) involved with Press Gang Publishers"s Makara magazine.
Schendlinger has edited books for Douglas & McIntyre, Greystone, Raincoast, Heritage House, Calypso, Arsenal Pulp Press, as well as publications for the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Schendlinger has taught at Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, and Malaspina College.