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Ken Haigh

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Ken Haigh
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Occupation
  • Librarian
  • writer
NationalityCanadian

Ken Haigh (born 1962) is a Canadian librarian and writer.[1] He is most noted for his 2021 book On Foot to Canterbury, which was shortlisted for the 2021 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.[2]

Haigh has worked primarily as a librarian, most recently serving as CEO of the Collingwood Public Library in Collingwood, Ontario until early 2021.[1] He published his first book Under the Holy Lake, a memoir of two years that he spent living in Bhutan in his youth, in 2008.[3] On Foot to Canterbury, a memoir of his trip to England to partake in a traditional medieval pilgrimage from Winchester to Canterbury Cathedral, was published in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ a b Jessica Owen, "Library CEO turning the page on his career path". Collingwood Today, March 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Vicky Qiao, "Jordan Abel & Ian Williams among five finalists for $60K Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction". CBC Books, September 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Evan Wexler and Martin Levin, "Armchair travel: New and recent books involving a variety of peregrinations". The Globe and Mail, August 9, 2008.