Steve Burgess (author)

Steve Burgess
BornAugust, 1958
Norwalk, Ohio, USA.
OccupationsAuthor, freelance writer, broadcaster

Steve Burgess is a Vancouver-based writer and broadcaster. He is the author of Who Killed Mom? A Delinquent Son's Meditation on Family, Mortality, and Very Tacky Candles (Greystone),[1] Reservations: The Pleasures and Perils of Travel (Douglas & McIntyre),[2] and the upcoming Cheapskate in Lotusland: The Philosophy and Practice of Living Well on a Small Budget (Douglas & McIntyre).[3]

Burgess has been a regular contributor to The Tyee.ca since its inception in 2004, where he currently writes the column Please Advise!.[4] He was co-director of the Network Entertainment documentaries "I Am JFK Jr.", "Facing Putin", and "The Cowboy".[5]

Published works

  • Who Killed Mom? A Delinquent Son's Meditation on Family, Mortality and Very Tacky Candles (2011)[6]
  • Reservations: The Pleasures and Perils of Travel (2024)[7][8][9][10][11]
  • Cheapskate in Lotusland: The Philosophy and Practice of Living Well on a Small Budget (2026)[12]

Awards

  • National Magazine Award Silver Medal, Humour 1997: “A Band in All Hope,” Chatelaine[13]
  • National Magazine Award Silver Medal, Travel 1999: “That 70s Town,” Vancouver Magazine[14]
  • Jack Webster Community Mic Award 2022, Commentator of the Year[15]
  • Leo Award, Best Director of a Series Documentary 2016, “Facing Putin”[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Who Killed Mom". Greystone Books Ltd. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  2. ↑ "Reservations : The Pleasures and Perils of Travel". Douglas & McIntyre. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  3. ↑ "Cheapskate in Lotusland : The Philosophy and Practice of Living Well on a Small Budget". Douglas & McIntyre. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  4. ↑ "Steve Burgess". The Tyee. Retrieved 2026-01-14.
  5. ↑ "Steve Burgess | Writer, Director, Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 2026-01-14.
  6. ↑ Lederman, Marsha (19 April 2011). "Writer Steve Burgess shocks with a simple question: Who Killed Mom?". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Peterman, Michael (14 August 2025). "If you like to travel, you will want to read this". The Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  8. ↑ Grubisic, Brett Josef (10 May 2024). "Tourism may be 'irresponsible collective behaviour,' but Steve Burgess can't hide his wanderlust in the book 'Reservations'". Toronto Star. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  9. ↑ Foley, Anne (15 September 2024). "Reservations: The Pleasures and Perils of Travel". Booklist. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Gee, Dana (30 April 2024). "Vancouver author Steve Burgess examines the pleasure and perils of travel in new book". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  11. ↑ Patterson, JR (June 2024). "Guilt Trip". Literary Review of Canada. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  12. ↑ Nguyen, Brian (2026-01-05). "Cheapskate in Lotusland". BC Booklook. Retrieved 2026-01-14.
  13. ↑ "21st Annual National Magazine Awards". www.sources.com. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  14. ↑ "Twenty-third Annual National Magazine Awards". www.sources.com. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  15. ↑ Foundation, Jack Webster. "Winners for 2022 Webster Awards Announced". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  16. ↑ "2017 LEO AWARDS, Nominees & Winners by Name". www.leoawards.com. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
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