Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2003) Winner
Brian Fawcett
ブライアン・フォーセット
Brian Fawcett
Pen Names:
Gordon Lockhead（Used as editor for the magazine NMFG）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-05-13 （Prince George, British Columbia）
- Died
- 2022-02-27 （Toronto, Ontario） age 77
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Prince George, British Columbia → Vancouver, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario
Career
- Occupations
- writer, cultural analyst, urban planner, community organizer
- Active Years
- 1971-2022
- Influenced By
- R. Murray Schafer, Robin Blaser
- Nominations
- Nominated for Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence (2012, Human Happiness)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Fraser University | — | English | Bachelor of Arts | 1966-1969 | Canada |
Simon Fraser University
English
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Period:
1966-1969
Year of Graduation:
1969
Country:
Canada
Taught by R. Murray Schafer and Robin Blaser. Woodrow Wilson Fellow for 1969–1970.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Pearson Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize | Virtual Clearcut, or The Way Things Are in My Hometown | — | Writers' Trust of Canada | Winner |
Pearson Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize
2003
Work:
Virtual Clearcut, or The Way Things Are in My Hometown
Organization:
Writers' Trust of Canada
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cambodia: A Book for People Who Find Television Too Slow
1986 FictionAccount of the Khmer Rouge and Cambodian genocide.
Cambodian genocidepolitics
Virtual Clearcut, or The Way Things Are in My Hometown
2003 Non-fictionDepiction of the state of affairs in his hometown Prince George.
hometowncultural criticism
The Last of the Lumbermen
2013 FictionStory of a celebrated hockey team in Prince George during the 1950s and 1960s.
hockeyhometown history
Human Happiness
2011 Non-fictionExploration of human happiness.
happinessculture
Bibliography
- The Opening: Prince George, Finally (1974)
- My Career with the Leafs and Other Stories (1982)
- Capital Tales (1984)
- The Secret Journal of Alexander Mackenzie (1985)
- Cambodia: A Book for People Who Find Television Too Slow (1986)
- Public Eye: An Investigation Into the Disappearance of the World (1990)
- Gender Wars: A Novel and Some Conversation About Sex and Gender (1994)
- The Last of the Lumbermen (2013)
- A Blue Spruce Christmas (2010)
- Five Books of a Northmanual (1971)
- Friends (1971)
- Permanent Relationships (1975)
- The Second Life (1976)
- Creatures of State (1977)
- Tristram's Book (1981)
- Aggressive Transport (1982)
- Unusual Circumstances, Interesting Times and Other Impolite Interventions (1991)
- The Compact Garden: Discovering the Pleasures of Planting in a Small Space (1992)
- The Disbeliever's Dictionary: A Completely Disrespectful Lexicon of Canada Today (1997)
- Virtual Clearcut, or The Way Things Are in My Hometown (2003)
- Local Matters: A Defence of Dooney's Café and other Non-Globalized Places, People, and Ideas (2003)
- Human Happiness (2011)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Diverse storytelling techniquesCultural commentary
- Recurring Motifs
- Hometown Prince GeorgeViolenceImpact of globalization
Health
-
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis2018-2022Suffered for four years, cause of death.
Legacy
Canadian writer who published over 20 books of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Known for works about his hometown Prince George and cultural analysis.
Archives
- Northern BC Archives (Brian Fawcett fonds)
Trivia
- Had three children.
- First wife was poet Sharon Thesen.
- Co-founder of dooneyscafe.com.