Andreas Schroeder
Encyclopedia
Andreas Schroeder is a German
-born Canadian
poet
, novelist, and nonfiction writer who lives in the small town of Roberts Creek, British Columbia. For many years he appeared on the CBC
radio show Basic Black
as its "resident crookologist", presenting a segment on some of the world's most outrageous and humorous crimes and criminals.
He served a term as Chair of the Writers' Union of Canada (1976/77), at which time he took over the Union's crusade for Public Lending Right. When that program was finally achieved, in 1986, he became its founding Chair, and has served as the Union's PLR representative on the Public Lending Right Commission ever since.
Schroeder teaches Creative Non-Fiction in the University of British Columbia
's Creative Writing
program, where he holds the Rogers Communications Chair in Creative Nonfiction.
Schroeder was shortlisted for a Governor-General's Award (Nonfiction: Shaking It Rough) in 1977. He has received several National Magazine Awards, and the Canadian Association of Journalists' "Best Investigative Journalism" award in 1990. He is a member of the New Democratic Party
and describes himself as a "defunct Mennonite
".
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
-born Canadian
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...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, novelist, and nonfiction writer who lives in the small town of Roberts Creek, British Columbia. For many years he appeared on the CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
radio show Basic Black
Basic Black (CBC program)
Basic Black was a long-running radio on CBC Radio hosted by Arthur Black. It was an eclectic show that mixed quirky tunes along with often humorous interviews with Canadians from all walks of life....
as its "resident crookologist", presenting a segment on some of the world's most outrageous and humorous crimes and criminals.
He served a term as Chair of the Writers' Union of Canada (1976/77), at which time he took over the Union's crusade for Public Lending Right. When that program was finally achieved, in 1986, he became its founding Chair, and has served as the Union's PLR representative on the Public Lending Right Commission ever since.
Schroeder teaches Creative Non-Fiction in the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
's Creative Writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
program, where he holds the Rogers Communications Chair in Creative Nonfiction.
Schroeder was shortlisted for a Governor-General's Award (Nonfiction: Shaking It Rough) in 1977. He has received several National Magazine Awards, and the Canadian Association of Journalists' "Best Investigative Journalism" award in 1990. He is a member of the New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
and describes himself as a "defunct Mennonite
Mennonite
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...
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Poetry
- The Ozone Minotaur - 1969
- File of Uncertainties - 1971
- Universe: The Burden of Performance is on the Rider - 1977
Non-Fiction
- Shaking it Rough: A Prison Memoir - 1976
- The Mennonites: A Pictorial History of their Lives in Canada - 1990
- Carved From Wood - A History of Mission, BC. - 1991
- Scams, Scandals, and Skulduggery - 1996
- Cheats, Charlatans, and Chicanery - 1997
- Fakes, Frauds, and Flimflammery - 1999
- Scams! (Young Adult Nonfiction) - 2004
- Thieves! (Young Adult Nonfiction) - 2005
Fiction
- The Late Man - 1972
- Toccata in 'D': A Micro Novel - 1984
- Dust-Ship Glory - 1976
- The Eleventh Commandment - 1990
- Renovating Heaven -- 2008