Gladys Maria Hindmarch (1940-2026)
Vancouver experimental-feminist poet, writer and college professor of English, Gladys Maria Hindmarch died at home on March 18, 2026 after… FULL STORY
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RIP Sandy Shreve (1950 – 2026)
Sandy Shreve, the poet, editor, community activist and visual artist who introduced poetry on Vancouver public transit on an ongoing… FULL STORY
Norma Charles (1940 – 2025)
Children’s author, Norma Charles was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba on May 10, 1945 of French and Irish descent. She… FULL STORY
Andrew Scott (1947 – 2025)
A former Western Living editor (1980-1987) and longtime Georgia Straight travel columnist (having first contributed to the Straight in 1974)… FULL STORY
R.I.P. Alma Lee (1940 – 2025)
Alma Lee (May 4, 1940 – March 28, 2025) Described by author and poet, Lorna Crozier as “powerful as a… FULL STORY
R.I.P. Stan Persky (1941 – 2024)
by Alan Twigg INTRO: Born in Chicago on January 19, 1941, Stan Persky was easily one of the most significant… FULL STORY
Kevin Roberts (1940 – 2023)
by Jonathan Roberts Kevin Roberts, writer and scholar, sought reconciliation through poetic explorations of the colonized landscape. “the poet, any… FULL STORY
Roy Miki (1942 – 2024)
Miki was the recipient of a Governor General’s Award for Poetry, the Order of Canada, the Order of British Columbia,… FULL STORY
Darrel J. McLeod (1957 – 2024)
Darrel J. McLeod (at right), whose debut memoir of resilience as a Cree from Treaty Eight territory in Northern Alberta,… FULL STORY
Grace Eiko Thomson (1933 – 2024)
Memoirist, curator and Japanese Canadian advocate, Grace Eiko Thomson died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 90 on July… FULL STORY
Alice Munro (1931 – 2024)
by Alan Twigg Winner of the 2009 Man Booker International Prize, twice winner of the Giller Prize; three times the… FULL STORY
Brian Brett (1950 – 2024)
One of BC’s seminal poets and writers, Brian Brett (at right) died of sepsis after a long stay at the… FULL STORY
R.I.P Irene Howard (1922 – 2023)
Historian and author Irene Howard, who was born in Prince Rupert to Scandinavian parents on November 19, 1922, has died…. FULL STORY
R.I.P. Paul Grescoe
A newspaper and magazine writer before he began authoring books, Paul Grescoe of Bowen Island died after a stroke on… FULL STORY
RIP Robin Mathews (1931 – 2023)
Robin Mathews, born in Smithers on Nov. 1, 1931 and raised in Powell River, graduated from UBC and worked as… FULL STORY
R.I.P. Sheila Baxter (1933 – 2022)
Sheila Baxter, the first writer to receive the VanCity Book Prize for best book pertaining to women’s issues by a… FULL STORY
R.I.P. Robert Hogg (1942 – 2022)
Born in Edmonton, Alberta on March 26, 1942, Robert Hogg was raised on the VT Ranch on Green Lake in… FULL STORY
Anne Cameron: a voice like no other
Anne Cameron, a British Columbia original, was born in Nanaimo, B.C. on August 20, 1938, and she died of bacterial… FULL STORY
RIP Rebecca Godfrey (1967 – 2022)
Rebecca Godfrey was working in New York City in the late 1990s and writing her first novel about teen girls… FULL STORY
RIP Cole Harris (1936 – 2022)
Esteemed UBC historical geographer Cole Harris (at right), who wrote extensively about European settlement in Canada and colonialism’s impact on… FULL STORY
