Silver Donald Cameron

Silver Donald Cameron is one of Canada's most versatile and experienced professional authors. His work includes plays, films, radio and TV scripts, an extensive body of corporate and governmental writing, hundreds of magazine articles and 16 books, including two novels. He currently writes a weekly column for the Halifax Sunday Herald.

Silver Donald Cameron's books, scripts and articles have brought him numerous awards, including honorary degrees from the University of Kings College and Cape Breton University. He has been writer-in-residence at three universities, and served on numerous Canada Council juries. He has also been a consultant to many corporate, governmental and non-profit clients, including four federal departments, five provincial departments, and numerous non-profit organizations and corporations.

Dr. Cameron is also a distinguished educator, having taught at four universities and served as the first Dean of Community Studies at the University College of Cape Breton. He was the founding Chairman of Telile, Isle Madame's community television station, and a founding director of Development Isle Madame. He has served as Vice Chairman of the Writers' Union of Canada, a director of North Isle Madame Credit Union and the first Executive Director of Centre Bras d'or in Baddeck, N.S.

Silver Donald Cameron is married to Marjorie Simmins, also an award-winning writer. Silver Donald's own website is located at www.silverdonaldcameron.ca.

Selected List of Publications

Sailing Away from Winter. McClelland & Stewart, 2006. ISBN 0-7710-1841-X.

The Living Beach. Toronto: MacMillan Canada, 1998. ISBN 0-7715-7555-6.

Sterling Silver: Rants, Raves and Revelations. 1994.

An Illustrated History of the Marine Atlantic (co-author). 1992.

Once Upon a Schooner. Formac Publishing, 1992. ISBN 0-88780-225-7.

Sniffing the Coast: An Acadian Voyage. 1992.

Wind, Whales and Whisky: A Cape Breton Voyage. 1992.
     Co-winner of the 1992 Atlantic Provinces Booksellers Choice Award.

Schooner: Bluenose and Bluenose II. Toronto, Seal, 1984. ISBN 0-7704-1861-9.

The Baitchopper. Toronto, James Lorimer, 1982.
     ISBN 0-88862-599-5 (cloth).
     ISBN 0-88862-598-7 (paper).

Dragon Lady. Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1980; Seal, 1981.
     ISBN 0-7710-1833-9 (cloth).
     ISBN 0-7704-1654-3 (paper).

Seasons in the Rain. Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1978. ISBN 0-7710-1947-9.

Conversations with Canadian Novelists. Toronto, Macmillan, 1973. ISBN 0-7705-0890-1.

The Education of Everett Richardson: the Nova Scotia Fishermen's Strike. 1970-71. Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1977. ISBN 0-7710-1845-2.

Faces of Leacock. Toronto, Ryerson, 1967.
Reprinted Shelburne, ON, Artemis House, 2005. ISBN 1-55246-587-X.

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