Alan Twigg is the publisher and editor of
BC Book World, Canada's largest-circulating publication about books. He has also been contributing editor of
Quill & Quire, Canadian books columnist for the Vancouver
Province, books columnist for
Vancouver magazine, a contributor of profiles to the
Toronto Star and the Writers Union of Canada representative on the board of directors of the Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing. In 2000, he was the first recipient of the Gray Campbell Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contibutions to literature and publishing.
Alan is the author of ten previous titles including
For Openers: Conversations with 24 Canadian Writers,
Hubert Evans: The First Ninety-Three Years,
Vancouver and Its Writers, Vander Zalm: from Immigrant to Premier, First Invaders: The Literary Origins of British Columbia and
Cuba: 101 Top Historical Sites.
