Richard Somerset Mackie
Writer, historian, teacher
I have a special interest in British Columbia stories, biography, and local history. I have written five books on BC history and biography. Two of them, Trading Beyond the Mountains (1997) and Island Timber (2000) won the Lieutenant-Governor's Prize, and Island Timber was also short-listed for the Haig-Brown prize.
I lecture frequently and offer workshops at the UBC Writing Centre, Camosun College, SFU Writing and Publishing Program, SFU Seniors' Program, and at writers' festivals throughout British Columbia.
This site provides some basic information about myself, my teaching, books, and speaking engagements.
The photographs of the arbutus trees were taken by daughter Juliet
at Tsehum Harbour, North Saanich.
Richard Mackie's most recent book, Mountain Timber, was published in September 2009 by Sono Nis Press.