Lynne Bowen
Lynne Bowen (born August 22, 1940 in Indian Head, Saskatchewan[1]) is a Canadian non-fiction writer, historian, professor and journalist. She mainly writes popular history books about British Columbia and has been awarded the Eaton's British Columbia Book Award (1983), Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Writing, British Columbia History (1987) and the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (1993).
Originally trained as a nurse, Bowen moved to British Columbia in 1972 and raised three children.[1]
She studied writing at the University of Victoria, just out of interest. But, three weeks after she finished her master of arts in Western Canadian history, a group of Nanaimo coal miners approached her.[2]
Today, she has written seven books, several magazine articles, penned a newspaper column. She was the Rogers Communications Co-Chair of Creative Non-Fiction Writing at UBC from 1992 to 2006.[3]
In 2011, she was in a devastating car accident that broke her legs, pelvis, wrist and sternum.[4]
Books
- Boss Whistle: The Coal Miners of Vancouver Island Remember, 1982
- Three Dollar Dreams, 1987
- Muddling Through: The Remarkable Story of the Barr Colonists, 1992
- Those Lake People: Stories of Cowichan Lake, 1995
- Robert Dunsmuir: Laird of the Mines, 1999
- Whoever Gives Us Bread: The Story of Italians in British Columbia, 2011
- Those Island People, 2014
Awards
- F.G. Bressani Literary Prize in Creative Nonfiction (Bressani Award), Winner, 2012
- British Columbia Genealogical Society Family History Book Award, Honourable Mention, 2011
- City of Vancouver Book Award, Shortlist, 2011
- Certificate of Honour, British Columbia Historical Federation Writing Competition, 2000
- Distinguished Alumni Award, Concordia University College of Alberta (now Concordia University of Edmonton), 2000
- City of Nanaimo, Excellence in Culture Award, 1999
- Canadian Historical Association Regional Certificate of Merit, Prairies/Northwest Territories, 1992
- Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize, BC Book Prizes, 1992
- Canada Council Non-Fiction Writing Grant, 1989
- Canada Council Non-Fiction Writing Grant, 1985
- Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, Shortlist, 1987
- Lieutenant-Governor’s Medal for Writing British Columbia History, 1987 (Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence)
- Canadian Historical Association Regional Certificate of Merit, British Columbia, 1983
- Eaton’s British Columbia Book Award, 1983
- Canada Council Explorations Grant, 1981
External links
- Official website http://www.lynnebowen.ca/
- Douglas & McIntyre bio http://www.douglas-mcintyre.com/author/lynne-bowen
References
- 1 2 "#132 Lynne Bowen - BC Booklook". bcbooklook.com.
- ↑ "ABCBookWorld". www.abcbookworld.com.
- ↑ "A letter to my nephew — the 5th-generation in our family to join the Canadian Forces - CBC Canada 2017". www.cbc.ca.
- ↑ "B.C.’s Italian history explored by author - Nanaimo News Bulletin". 4 July 2011.