Betty Keller
Betty C. Keller is a Canadian author, playwright, historian, and editor, born in Vancouver, BC, in 1930. She has authored or co-authored 18 books, including biographies, histories, plays, and novels. Keller also has a distinguished career as a teacher of English and drama, and as a mentor to other writers. She founded the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts in 1983. Keller has received numerous awards for her contributions to Canadian literature and the arts.
Awards
["Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)", "Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence (2017)", "Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award (2003)", 'Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize (2005)', 'George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award (2021)', 'Gray Campbell Distinguished Service Award (2017)', 'Lescarbot Award (1991)', 'Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada (1992)', 'Canadian Biography Medal (1982)']
Notable Works
['Pauline: A Biography of Pauline Johnson', 'Black Wolf: The Life of Ernest Thompson Seton', 'Pender Harbour Cowboy: The Many Lives of Bertrand Sinclair', "Skookum Tugs: British Columbia's Working Tugboats", 'A Stain Upon the Sea: West Coast Salmon Farming', 'A Thoroughly Wicked Woman: Murder, Perjury and Trial by Newspaper', 'Better the Devil You Know', 'On the Shady Side: Vancouver 1886-1914', 'Bright Seas, Pioneer Spirits: The Sunshine Coast']
