Robert Parsons is one of Atlantic Canada’s most popular writers, specializing in
stories of ships and sailors. He was born on the edge of the ocean, the son of a
sea cook, and sailed as a boy of eleven on a summer vacation to the then
prolific Grand Banks off Newfoundland. Now, in his “laid back” days as a retired
educator, Robert continues to research and write.
He has had over two hundred articles and stories published
in various local and national magazines, including Newfoundland Lifestyle,
Downhome Magazine, Newfoundland Quarterly, Decks Awash,
Rounder, The Telegram, and the Southern Gazette, and
national publications Legion Magazine and Reader’s Digest.
Robert’s twenty or so books of marine misadventure have been widely read
throughout Newfoundland and Labrador and on the Canadian mainland.
In May 2009, Robert’s non-fiction prose was judged an award
winner in the annual Arts and Letters Competition.
In December 2009, Robert was presented with the
Polaris Award from the Canadian Coast Guard Alumni Association, Newfoundland
and Labrador division, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the
preservation and public awareness of the marine heritage and history in the
province of Newfoundland and Labrador. This award has only been given
out two previous times in the years of the Alumni existence.
Questions & Answers
Read the Q & A with Robert C.
Parsons
Books By Robert C. Parsons:
Born Down by the Water
Courting Disaster: True Crime and Mischief on Land and Sea |
