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"Public intellectual"; on tour for Shadbolt Fellowship
As announced by Simon Fraser University News this month, Alan Twigg has been named this year's recipient of the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship. Three of Twigg's most recent books are from Ronsdale Press: First Invaders, Aboriginality and Thompson's Highway-all three volumes are devoted to the literary history of British Columbia.
In addition to organizing a conference about the book culture of British Columbia for September 14-15, Twigg will give a series of talks about the province's literary history. As a follow-up to two recent appearances in Vancouver, Twigg will appear at the Vertigo Gallery in Vernon on Friday, June 1st and at the Nakusp Writers Festival on Saturday, June 2.
"Twigg works at the interface of literature and publishing,"; says SFU Dean of Arts John Pierce, "and provides an important bridge between those two worlds. He is very much a public intellectual.";
Coincidental with the Shadbolt Fellowship, Alan Twigg has been named the first writer-in-residence at the George Price Centre for Peace in Belize City. In conjunction with the SFU Fellowship, Twigg will undertake research into the friendship that existed between Belize's founder George Price and Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
Prior to his marriage, Trudeau took an unreported trip to a remote island off the coast of Belize for a clandestine getaway, as arranged by Price. "It's an unwritten piece of Canadian history that deserves a look,"; says Twigg. "In return for Price's cooperation, Trudeau returned the favour by providing the sewer and water systems for Belize City.";
Among Twigg's 13 books are histories of Cuba and Belize. He most recently visited the Belizean patriarch George Price in February. Twigg's next book is a memoir for McClelland & Stewart, Douglas Gibson Books, entitled Full-Time: A Private Investigation of Soccer, to be published in the spring of 2008. He is also the publisher and main writer of BC BookWorld.
"Public intellectual"; on tour for Shadbolt Fellowship
As announced by Simon Fraser University News this month, Alan Twigg has been named this year's recipient of the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship. Three of Twigg's most recent books are from Ronsdale Press: First Invaders, Aboriginality and Thompson's Highway-all three volumes are devoted to the literary history of British Columbia.
In addition to organizing a conference about the book culture of British Columbia for September 14-15, Twigg will give a series of talks about the province's literary history. As a follow-up to two recent appearances in Vancouver, Twigg will appear at the Vertigo Gallery in Vernon on Friday, June 1st and at the Nakusp Writers Festival on Saturday, June 2.
"Twigg works at the interface of literature and publishing,"; says SFU Dean of Arts John Pierce, "and provides an important bridge between those two worlds. He is very much a public intellectual.";
Coincidental with the Shadbolt Fellowship, Alan Twigg has been named the first writer-in-residence at the George Price Centre for Peace in Belize City. In conjunction with the SFU Fellowship, Twigg will undertake research into the friendship that existed between Belize's founder George Price and Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
Prior to his marriage, Trudeau took an unreported trip to a remote island off the coast of Belize for a clandestine getaway, as arranged by Price. "It's an unwritten piece of Canadian history that deserves a look,"; says Twigg. "In return for Price's cooperation, Trudeau returned the favour by providing the sewer and water systems for Belize City.";
Among Twigg's 13 books are histories of Cuba and Belize. He most recently visited the Belizean patriarch George Price in February. Twigg's next book is a memoir for McClelland & Stewart, Douglas Gibson Books, entitled Full-Time: A Private Investigation of Soccer, to be published in the spring of 2008. He is also the publisher and main writer of BC BookWorld.
Submitted on May 15, 2007 in By David.
