Tom Hawthorn

About

Speechwriter and communications for Government of B.C.Veteran writer for magazines and daily newspapers.Author: "Play Ball! A Century of Baseball in Vancouver" (Echo, April 2025)"The Vilest Rag You Can Imagine: 100 Years of the Ubyssey" (pending)"The Year Canadians Lost Their Minds and Found Their Country" (Douglas & McIntyre, 2017)"UVic Athletics: A Tradition of Excellence: The MacKinnon Years" (University of Victoria Library, 2015)"Deadlines: Obituaries of Notable British Columbians" (Harbour Publishing, 2012)John Thorn, the official historian of Major League Baseball, has described Tom's baseball writing as "outstanding.""Tom Hawthorn's eye for a great, human, offbeat, funny, touching story is, I think, unmatched." — Stephen Brunt, introduction to "The Way it Looks from Here: Contemporary Canadian Writing on Sports""Tom Hawthorn spies great obit stories." —Washington Post"It's almost worth dying to see what Tom Hawthorn would say." — Roy MacGregorTom has written news, sports, and features for:The Globe and Mail (Toronto)The National Post (Toronto)The Province (Vancouver, B.C.)The Vancouver SunThe Toronto StarVictoria Times ColonistDetroit Free PressSan Francisco ChronicleWashington PostFinancial Times&c.Tom has had articles published by such magazines as:Reader's Digest (Canada)Canadian GeographicCanadian Geographic TravelToronto LifeVancouverWesternLivingFantastic ManNOWNUVOBoulevardWestReel WestBritish Columbia MagazineBC BusinessBC BookWorldDouglasCottage Life West Hamilton This MonthMontréalMontecristoBroadcast WeekThis MagazineNew InternationalistMaclean'sChatelaineTorontoYorkSports XtraThe TorchThe Capilano ReviewLiterary Review of CanadaCanadian DimensionTweedChill (The Beer Store)Empress (inflight magazine of CP Air)Morning Calm (inflight magazine of Korean Air Lines)West End Phoenix Zoomer &c.Online:TheTyee.caiPolitics.caLegacy.comHakaiMagazine.com TheCanadianEncyclopedia.caHis radio documentaries have aired on CBC Radio:The World This WeekendThe Inside TrackOn the IslandTom was a consultant for Historica Canada's 2023 "Heritage Minute" featuring baseball's Mary (Bonnie) Baker, which was based on his entry for her in The Canadian Encyclopedia.Tom has contributed to sports programs published by:2010 Winter Olympics, Toronto Blue Jays, Vancouver Canadians, Victoria HarbourCats