Charles Lillard, historian and poet, has written and edited many books about the west coast. Charles Lillard was one of BC's most knowledgeable bibliophiles and prolific authors. Widely read for many years as a literary columnist in the Times Colonist and as a contributor to BC BookWorld, Lillard amassed a deeply-felt knowledge of B.C. writing, publishing and culture.

Charles is the author of Seven Shillings a Year, winner of the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for BC history, and the editor of Warriors of the North Pacific, Ghostland People and The Call of the Coast.