Aaron Williams (writer)

Aaron Williams is a Canadian writer, most noted as the winner of the Edna Staebler Award in 2025 for his book The Last Logging Show: A Forestry Family at the End of an Era.[1]

Born and raised in British Columbia, Williams worked as a logger and forest firefighter until changes in the logging industry led him to return to school to study creative writing at the University of King's College.[2] He published his first book, Chasing Smoke: A Wildfire Memoir, in 2017,[3] and received a shortlisted nomination for the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award, Non-Fiction at the 2018 Atlantic Book Awards & Festival.[4]

The Last Logging Show, his second book, was published in 2024.[5]

He is currently based in Nova Scotia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Attila Berki, "Aaron Williams wins 2025 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction". Quill & Quire, December 8, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Lindsey Harrington, "Interview with Aaron Williams". The Miramichi Reader, October 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Tom Sandborn, "Book Review: Chasing Smoke". Vancouver Sun, December 1, 2017.
  4. ^ Kelli Bartlett, "Chasing Smoke hot on Atlantic Book Awards nomination list". The Northern View, March 30, 2018.
  5. ^ Ron Verzuh, "Chainsaw memories". The British Columbia Review, June 12, 2024.
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