Garth Von Buchholz
Encyclopedia
Garth von Buchholz is a Canadian
author of fiction
, non-fiction
, poetry
and drama
. He was born in Winnipeg
, Manitoba
, and raised in Winnipeg, Montreal
, Quebec
and Vancouver
, British Columbia
. He currently lives on Vancouver Island
in British Columbia. He received his undergraduate arts degree at the University of Winnipeg
in 1994 and started his graduate studies in English Literature at the University of Manitoba
in 1995.
He began his career in print publishing as a writer and editor in 1988, and then later launched a new career in web publishing in the mid-1990s when he started an Internet research and publishing company called Global Island. He earned his Certified Usability Analyst credentials from Human Factors International and has worked as a website communications manager for Investors Group (IGM Financial
) and as the first corporate web manager for the City of Winnipeg.
As a creative writer, his works include a book of poetry called Mad Shadows that was published in 2010. His plays include Land of Milk and Honey, which was professionally workshopped in 1994 by the Manitoba Association of Playwrights at Prairie Theatre Exchange
. His poetry and short stories have been published in many print and online journals. In addition to his literary writing, von Buchholz has written numerous arts and entertainment reviews as a professional journalist and critic for several newspapers and magazines, such as Maclean's
magazine, Prairie Fire
, The Globe and Mail
and Dance Magazine
.
He was the dance critic for the Winnipeg Free Press
from 1990 to 2004, where he also covered theater, films, music, art and books. He is credited as a writer in several non-fiction books, such as The Encyclopedia of Manitoba (2007), Return of the Raven ref> (2009) and Horror Prodigies and Legends (2010). Currently, he is a book reviewer for the New York Journal of Books in New York City.
In 2009, he produced the Edgar Allan Poe 200 Project, a popular online resource celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of 19th century author Edgar Allan Poe
. In 2010, he founded Poe International, an international social network for fans of Poe and his literary works. In 2010, he founded a new quarterly literary magazine of dark poetry, Dark Eye Glances, which published its first issue in June 2010.
Von Buchholz is a board member of Ballet Victoria and a former board member of Canadian Culture Online (Culture.ca), the University of Winnipeg's Global College and Arts and Cultural Industries of Manitoba Inc.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
author of fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
, non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
, poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
and drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
. He was born in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, and raised in Winnipeg, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. He currently lives on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
in British Columbia. He received his undergraduate arts degree at the University of Winnipeg
University of Winnipeg
The University of Winnipeg is a public university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that offers undergraduate faculties of art, business and economics, education, science and theology as well as graduate programs. The U of W's founding colleges were Manitoba College and Wesley College, which merged...
in 1994 and started his graduate studies in English Literature at the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
in 1995.
He began his career in print publishing as a writer and editor in 1988, and then later launched a new career in web publishing in the mid-1990s when he started an Internet research and publishing company called Global Island. He earned his Certified Usability Analyst credentials from Human Factors International and has worked as a website communications manager for Investors Group (IGM Financial
IGM Financial
IGM Financial Inc. is a Canadian financial services company, with $133.5 billion in total assets under management as at May 31, 2011.Its activities are carried out principally by Investors Group, through a network of approximately 4,600 Consultants, by Mackenzie Financial Corporation through a...
) and as the first corporate web manager for the City of Winnipeg.
As a creative writer, his works include a book of poetry called Mad Shadows that was published in 2010. His plays include Land of Milk and Honey, which was professionally workshopped in 1994 by the Manitoba Association of Playwrights at Prairie Theatre Exchange
Prairie Theatre Exchange
The Prairie Theatre Exchange is a professional theatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It has its origins with the Manitoba Theatre School started by the Manitoba Theatre Centre in 1960....
. His poetry and short stories have been published in many print and online journals. In addition to his literary writing, von Buchholz has written numerous arts and entertainment reviews as a professional journalist and critic for several newspapers and magazines, such as Maclean's
Maclean's
Maclean's is a Canadian weekly news magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.-History:Founded in 1905 by Toronto journalist/entrepreneur Lt.-Col. John Bayne Maclean, a 43-year-old trade magazine publisher who purchased an advertising agency's in-house...
magazine, Prairie Fire
Prairie Fire (magazine)
Prairie Fire is a Canadian literary magazine. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the magazine publishes as a quarterly. Prairie Fire magazine was created in hopes to expand Canadians' knowledge and awareness of literary work rather than focusing on mainstream writings of our generation. Included in the...
, The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
and Dance Magazine
Dance Magazine
Dance Magazine is an "influential" American trade publication for dance, currently published by the Macfadden Communications Group. It was first published in June 1927 as The American Dancer. William Como was its editor-in-chief from 1970 to his death in 1989. Wendy Perron became its editor-in...
.
He was the dance critic for the Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg Free Press
The Winnipeg Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1872, as the Manitoba Free Press, it is the oldest newspaper in western Canada. It is the newspaper with the largest readership in the province....
from 1990 to 2004, where he also covered theater, films, music, art and books. He is credited as a writer in several non-fiction books, such as The Encyclopedia of Manitoba (2007), Return of the Raven ref> (2009) and Horror Prodigies and Legends (2010). Currently, he is a book reviewer for the New York Journal of Books in New York City.
In 2009, he produced the Edgar Allan Poe 200 Project, a popular online resource celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of 19th century author Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
. In 2010, he founded Poe International, an international social network for fans of Poe and his literary works. In 2010, he founded a new quarterly literary magazine of dark poetry, Dark Eye Glances, which published its first issue in June 2010.
Von Buchholz is a board member of Ballet Victoria and a former board member of Canadian Culture Online (Culture.ca), the University of Winnipeg's Global College and Arts and Cultural Industries of Manitoba Inc.
Publications
- Mad Shadows (2010)
- Miracle Revival Meeting (2010)
- Land of Milk and Honey (2009)
- The Song of Songs (2009)
- 13 Dark Poems (2008)
- Anthologies, Chapbooks, Magazines, Newspapers and Online Journals (1988–2010)