Bill Gaston

Bill Gaston. UA PR; Series 2, Sub-series 4; File 1021, Item 17

Bill Gaston was the University of New Brunswick's ninth writer-in-residence from 1990 to 1992. He recieved his B.A, M.A, and M.F.A. attending the University of British Columbia. While Gaston was around UNB he was also the director of the creative writing programme, and for a period he was the editor of The Fiddlehead, Canada's oldest literary journal. In 1998 he left the Maritimes to join the creative writing department at the University of Victoria.

Bill Gaston succeeded to the position of writer-in-residence after Nancy Bauer, and after Gaston the title was passed on to Don Hannah. 

Sources:

UA Case 191; Section 2; Bill Gaston