Born in Cut Bank, Montana, William James McKay moved with his family to Vancouver where he was primarily raised and continues to live.

His first book was Bill's Wanderings and Diaries (Vancouver: Standard Press, 1998) $15 with diary entries, poems, artwork and family photographs.

He followed this with a book of artwork, Art: A Breath of Bright Ideas (Self-published, 2021) $21.

[BCBW 2021]