Terry Glavin (born 1955) is a Canadian author and journalist.

Career

Born in the United Kingdom to Irish parents, he emigrated to Canada in 1957. Glavin has worked as a journalist and columnist for ''The Other Press'' (copy editor), '' The Daily Columbian'' (reporter, columnist and assistant city editor), ''

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'' (columnist), ''

The Georgia Straight ''The Georgia Straight'' is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Overstory Media Group. Often known simply as ''The Straight'', it is delivered to newsboxes, post-secondary schools, ...

'' (columnist), and ''

The Tyee The Tyee is an independent online daily news source primarily based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was founded in November 2003 as an alternative to "corporate media". Articles in The Tyee focus on politics, culture, and life. The Tyee was f ...

'' . He has been with the ''

Ottawa Citizen The ''Ottawa Citizen'' is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. History Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris (journalist), William Harris, it was renamed the '' ...

'' since 2011. He has contributed articles to many newspapers and magazines, including ''

Canadian Geographic ''Canadian Geographic'' is a magazine published by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, (RCGS) based in Ottawa, Ontario. History and profile After the Society was founded in 1929, the magazine was established the next year in May 1930 unde ...

'', '' Vancouver Review'', ''

Democratiya ''Democratiya'' was a free quarterly online review of books that aims "stimulate discussion of radical democratic political theory". Sixteen editions were produced from 2005 until a final edition in Autumn 2009. ''Democratiya'' merged with ''Diss ...

'', ''

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'', ''Seed'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' (Berlin). He founded and was chief editor of Transmontanus Books, an imprint of

New Star Books New Star Books is an independent Canadian publishing company located in Vancouver, British Columbia. New Star publishes between six and eight new titles each year, their list includes literary fiction, experimental poetry, and socially-critical non ...

. He was a sessional instructor in the Writing Department of the Fine Arts Faculty at the

University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The university traces its roots to Victoria College, the first post-secondary instit ...

Victoria, BC Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. Th ...

, and an adjunct professor in the Department of Creative Writing at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

in Vancouver. In 2009, he won the British Columbia

Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence The Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence is administered by the BC Book Prizes and recognizes a writer who has contributed significantly to the development of literary excellence in British Columbia, as well as having written a substa ...

for his books and magazine and newspaper articles. Glavin's writing covers a wide range of regional and global topics from natural history and anthropology to current politics. His work as a journalist and writer have taken him to Central America, China, the Eastern Himalayas, the Russian Far East, Afghanistan, and Israel, and his books have been published in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. He is a signatory of the

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Bibliography

Glavin's first book, ''A Death Feast in Dimlahamid'' (1990), dealt with the struggles of the

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and Wet'suwet'en peoples, drawing on an account of the oral traditions of Dimlahamid, also known as Temlaham, an ancient city said to have existed in that region. His second book, ''Nemiah: The Unconquered Country'' (1992), a cultural and historical account of

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

Chilcotin District The Chilcotin () region of British Columbia is usually known simply as "the Chilcotin", and also in speech commonly as "the Chilcotin Country" or simply Chilcotin. It is a plateau and mountain region in British Columbia on the inland lee of the Co ...

, included some of the Tsilhqot'in people's perspective on the

Chilcotin War The Chilcotin War, the Chilcotin Uprising or the Bute Inlet Massacre was a confrontation in 1864 between members of the Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) people in British Columbia and white road construction workers. Fourteen men employed by Alfred Waddi ...

of 1864. ''Ghost in the Water'', on the giant green sturgeon in British Columbia's rivers, was published by New Star in 1994. Among his best known works is ''The Last Great Sea: A Voyage Through the Human and Natural History of the North Pacific Ocean'' (2000), which was nominated for the

Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award The Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award is a literary prize awarded annually by the BC Book Prizes for the "best book in terms of public appeal, initiative, design, production and content." The prize is shared by the author and publisher. To qual ...

and the

Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize The Roderick Haig-Brown Prize is part of the BC and Yukon Book Prizes The BC Book & Yukon Prizes, established in 1985, celebrate the achievements of British Columbia and Yukon writers and publishers. The prizes, as well as the Lieutenant Governor ...

, and was the winner of the

Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize The Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize, established in 1985, is awarded annually as the BC Book Prize for the best non-fiction book by a resident of British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three ...

. In total, he has authored seven books on his own, and three in collaboration with other authors.Biopage at the ''Ottawa Citizen'' website
/ref> Books published since ''The Last Great Sea'' are * ''North of Caution'', Vancouver: Ecotrust Canada, 2002 (with

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, Richard Manning, Ben Parfitt and Alex Rosel) * ''Amongst God's Own: The Enduring Legacy of St. Mary’s Mission'', Vancouver: New Star Books, 2002 (with former students of St. Mary's) * ''Waiting for the Macaws: And Other Stories from the Age of Extinctions'', Toronto: Viking Canada, 2006 * ''The Sixth Extinction: Journeys Among the Lost and Left Behind'', New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2006 * ''Come from the Shadows: The Long and Lonely Struggle for Peace in Afghanistan'', Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2011 * ''Sturgeon Reach: Shifting Currents At The Heart of the Fraser'' with Ben Parfitt, Vancouver: New Star Books, 2011 Other works by Glavin are: * ''A Death Feast in Dimlahamid'', Vancouver: New Star Books, 1990 (revised edition 1998) * ''Nemiah: The Unconquered Country'', Vancouver: New Star Books, 1992 * ''A Ghost in the Water'', Vancouver: New Star Books, 1994 * ''Dead Reckoning: Confronting the Crisis in Pacific Fisheries'', Vancouver: Greystone Books, 1996 * ''This Ragged Place: Travels Across the Landscape'', Vancouver: New Star Books, 1996 * ''A Voice Great Within Us'', Vancouver: New Star Books, 1998 (with

Charles Lillard Charles "Red" Lillard (February 26, 1944 – March 27, 1997) was an American-born poet and historian who spent much of his adult life in British Columbia and became a Canadian citizen in 1967. He wrote extensively about the history and culture of ...

) * ''The Last Great Sea: A Voyage Through the Human and Natural History of the North Pacific Ocean'', Vancouver: Greystone Books, 2000

Awards

In 2009, Glavin was awarded the

for contributing significantly to the development of literary excellence in British Columbia and the Hubert Evans Prize for Non-Fiction. He has a total of eleven awards including several National Magazine Awards: *Best Column in a Magazine,

Western Magazine Awards Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

, 1998 *Science, Technology and Medicine Prize, National Magazine Awards Foundation, 1998 *Science Technology and Medicine Prize, Western Magazine Awards, 1998 * Jack Webster Awards prize for Science and Technology, 1997 *"Science in Society" prize from the Canadian Science Writers Association, 1996 *Special Award for Editorial Innovation, Impact or Courage, Western Magazine Awards, 1994 *Gold prize, Travel Writing, National Awards Foundation, 1994 *Best Essay of the Year, National Magazine Awards Foundation, 1993 *Best Essay, “Public Issues” Category, Western Magazine Awards *Science Technology and Medicine Prize, Western Magazine Awards, 1993 *Silver Prize, National Magazine Awards

References

External links

Audio interview with THECOMMENTARY.CA

''Terry Glavin: Chronicles and Dissent'' (his blog)

Terry Glavin column
on the

National Post The ''National Post'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet newspaper available in several cities in central and western Canada. The paper is the flagship publication of Postmedia Network and is published Mondays through Saturdays, with ...

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