John Alexander Wilson (born August 3, 1951, in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Canadian author of historical fiction and non-fiction. He is the author of over 30 books, 300 articles and essays, and 30 poems.

Biography

Wilson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 3, 1951, to James Annan and Evelyn Victoria Marguerite Wilson. He grew up on the Island of Skye, and in Paisley. In 1975, Wilson received a Bachelor of Science with honours in geology from the University of St Andrews. After graduation, he worked as a geologist in Zimbabwe before moving to Canada. For nine years, he worked for the Alberta Geological Survey in Edmonton. In 1991, Wilson began writing full-time. Wilson now lives in Lantzville on Vancouver Island. He is married to Jenifer Mary Wilson and has three children: Sarah, Fiona, and Iain.

Awards and honours

A Soldier’s Sketchbook and Death on the River are Junior Library Guild selections. In 2017, the Chicago Public Library named A Soldier’s Sketchbook one of the best Informational Books for Older Readers of the year.

Publications

Fiction

Caught in Conflict collection

Desert Legends trilogy

Heretic's Secret trilogy

I Am Canada books

Steve series

Stolen duo

Tales of War trilogy

Weet trilogy

Non-Fiction

Poetry