Howard White

Franklin Howard White (born 18 April 1945 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is an award-winning Canadian writer, editor and publisher.

In the early 1970s, he founded the Raincoast Chronicles and Harbour Publishing.

Published works

* Raincoast Chronicles (1972, editor)
* A Hard Man to Beat (1983, with Bill White)
* The Men There Were Then (1983, poems)
* Spilsbury's Coast (1987, with Jim Spilsbury)
* The Accidental Airline (1988, with Jim Splisbury)
* Patrick and the Backhoe (children's), with Bus Griffiths
* Writing in the Rain (1990, recycled works)
* Ghost in the Gears (1993, poems)
* The Sunshine Coast (1996, travel)
* The Encyclopedia of British Columbia (2000, publisher, contributor)
* The Airplane Ride (2006, children's)

In 2000, he published the Encyclopedia of British Columbia, a 10-year project.

Awards

* Canadian Historical Association's Career Award for Regional History in 1989.
* Order of BC
* Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
* James Douglas BC Publisher of the Year Award
* Queen Elizabeth 50th Jubilee Medal
* Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University of Victoria.
* Two-time runner-up in the Whiskey Slough Putty Man Triathlon
* Order of Canada

Sources

* [http://www.harbourpublishing.com/author.php?id=10 Harbour Publishing Bio]