Robert W Mackay
Writer
Welcome to my website.
I am a writer living in Surrey, BC, down close to White Rock and the US border, south of Vancouver. I was raised in Surrey and went to high school here, but between then and now, many other vistas beckoned.
If you look at my bio you will see more detail.
Now for the writer part.
My First Novel — Soldier of the Horse
Gold Medal 2012: Military/Wartime Fiction
Winner, Gold Medal for Military/Wartime Fiction, Independent Publisher Awards, 2012
Best Books of 2011: Fiction
Soldier of the Horse was recognized as one of January Magazine's Best Books of 2011: Fiction.
2012 Spring Tour
View the 2012 Spring Tour Itinerary and more information about Soldier of the Horse including an excerpt from the book.
Novel Background
My father had served in the First World War, like so many of his generation, but somewhat uniquely in that he was in the cavalry — Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), to be specific.
Dad was like many veterans, in that he didn't talk about the war very much, although he did recount a few of his escapades, focusing mainly on the scrapes that kept him from being promoted but did keep him sane.
Soldier of the Horse — March 2011
I had long wanted to preserve some sense of his experiences, as well as tell a story about a little-known facet of Canadian history; the result is my first novel, Soldier of the Horse, available from TouchWood Editions.
Author Interviewed by Trish Stevenson on Inside Guelph
Robert W. Mackay is interviewed by Trish Stevenson at Inside Guelph on May 9, 2011.
Other Projects Pending
More projects are under way, but I can report that no further career changes are contemplated.
www.robertwmackay.ca/index.html
Updated: May 9, 2012
