Charles Lillard

Born in Long Beach, California, Charles Lillard grew up and was educated in Alaska. Following visits to the BC coast, he left Alaska and enrolled in the Creative Writing program at the University of British Columbia. In his lifetime, he published several poetry books, edited many historical publications, including The Malahat Review and wrote extensively on the history of British Columbia. He passed away on March 27, 1997 leaving his collaborator Terry Glavin to finish A Voice Great Within Us, Number 7 in the Transmontanus series.