BIOGRAPHY – ERIC WILSON Personal Details: Born November 24, 1940 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Married Flo Connolly in Niagara Falls, Ontario in 1999 Has lived in Victoria, British Columbia since 1985 Education: B.A. in Education from University of British Columbia 1963 followed by a one-year teacher training course at UBC Work Experience: Full-time teacher in White Rock, B.C. as of 1968/69 Part-time author beginning in 1970 – first published novel in 1976 Full-time author since 1985 with 21 published novels Personal appearances at schools to motivate students to read since 1976 Achievements: Created Tom and Liz Austen Mysteries as a Canadian series Over 2.5 million books sold in 10 languages around the world Over 2,000 personal appearances at schools to promote literacy Awards: Arthur Ellis Award for Lifetime Achievement from The Crime Writers of Canada Voted Author of the Year by the Canadian Booksellers Association in 1992 Three “Silver Plate Awards” from Spain for sales in excess of 100,000 Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 for his work in fostering literacy and promoting a love of Canada Back to Teacher Resources Page Back to Eric's Home Page