Member Review
For me, membership in The Writers' Union of Canada is a lifeline. In pursuing the mainly solitary working life of a freelance writer, I've found it invaluable to have contact and interaction with other members and to have access to the informative services that TWUC offers to its members through its committed staff.
Member Profile
David Beasley
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, David Beasley graduated in English Literature and History from McMaster University. He lived in Europe for five years, studied modern French Literature in Paris at the Sorbonne and read German Romantic Literature in Vienna, then worked in New York City for thirty-five years as a research librarian and union leader. He has an MLS and a PhD. (Economics) .
Beasley wrote Through Paphlagonia with a Donkey; an adventure in the Turkish Isfendyars, three New York Library mysteries, historical fiction, political-economic history, social novels about Canada, creative nonfiction and other works of fiction and biographies on artists and the first great Canadian actor. He wrote the standard biography of Canada's first novelist and introductions to Major Richardon's rare novels which he reissued for their value as the keystones of Canadian literature. Major John Richardson's Newsletter can be found on David's Blog on his website. He lectures to groups interested in literature and history and gives a power-point presentation on modern art. See his web site www.davuspublishing.com for reviews and ordering information.
Dr Beasley was given the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his contributions to Canadian history and literature. His historical novel Sarah's Journey about a slave escaping from Virginia to Upper Canada in 1820 was awarded the Brag Medallion [see, http://www.bragmedallion.com] and the Hamilton Art's Council's best novel award. His creative nonfiction From Bloody Beginnings; Richard Beasley's Upper Canada, tracing Canada's development out of the American Revolution was awarded the Brag Medallion by the International Authors Association. His recent publication Episodes and Vignettes; an Autobiography in two volumes begins with his childhood in Hamilton, Ontario and traces his years in Europe and Manhattan in pursuit of his dream to be a writer and reveals the escapades and politics which formed his life.
His latest publications, Hypocrites and Other Stories, appeared in September 2015 and Spiral, an hiostorical novel with a Hamilton Ontario background in 2017.
