Alan Twigg

Alan Twigg, born in 1952 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, is a prolific journalist, historian, biographer, and founder of BC BookWorld, a key trade newspaper for the British Columbia book industry from 1987 to 2020.[1][2] He has authored or edited over 20 books, created the online encyclopedia ABCBookWorld featuring more than 12,000 B.C. authors, and co-founded major literary awards like the B.C. Book Prizes.[1][3] Recipient of the Order of Canada in 2015, Order of British Columbia in 2025, and an honorary doctorate from Simon Fraser University in 2022, he is widely regarded as British Columbia's leading man of letters.[1][2]