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| Name | Brian Brennan |
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| Location | Calgary, Alberta |
| Biography | Brian Brennan is an award-winning and best-selling Alberta author who specializes in books about the colourful personalities and the social history of Western Canada. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he immigrated to Canada in 1966 and has lived in Calgary since 1974. He spent 25 years as a staff writer at the Calgary Herald, writing columns and feature stories, before leaving the paper to devote his time to writing books. |
| Publications | Brief Encounters: Conversations With Celebrities. CreateSpace Publishing, 2017 Rogues and Rebels: Unforgettable Characters of Western Canada. University of Regina Press, 2015. The Calgary Public Library: Inspiring LIfe Stories Since 1912. Kingsley Publishing, 2012. Leaving Dublin: Writing My Way from Ireland to Canada. RMB Rocky Mountain Books, 2011. The Good Steward: The Ernest C. Manning Story. Fifth House/Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2008. Songs of an Irish Poet: The Mary O'Leary Story. Calgary, AB, Bowness Press, 2007. How the West Was Written: The Life & Times of James H. Gray. Calgary, AB: Fifth House Ltd., 2006. Romancing the Rockies: Mountaineers, Missionaries, Marilyn & More. Fifth House, Calgary, 2005. Boondoggles, Bonanzas, and Other Alberta Stories. Calgary, AB: Fifth House, 2003. Scoundrels and Scallywags: Characters from Albertas Past. Calgary, AB: Fifth House, 2002. Alberta Originals: Stories of Albertans Who Made a Difference. Calgary, AB: Fifth House, 2001. Maire Bhui Ni Laoire: A Poet of Her People. Cork, Ireland: The Collins Press, 2000. Building a Province: 60 Alberta Lives. Calgary, AB: Fifth House, 2000. |
| Awards | Semi-finalist: Alberta Readers' Choice Award, 2012 Winner, Inaugural Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award, 2004. Shortlisted, Grant MacEwan Author's Award, 2003. Nominated, Irish Times Literature Prize, 2001. Two Western Magazine Awards and the national Hollobon Award for journalistic achievement. |
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