Crawford Killian was born on the 7th of 1941 February. He is a Canadian novelist and college professor and a former public education columnist for the Vancouver Provincial Magazine. Killian holds a bachelor's degree from Columbia University and a master's degree from Simon Fraser University. He has published hundreds of articles on a wide range of topics, including education, science, the environment, politics, web writing, and books. His notable books are Wonders, Inc., The Last Vikings, The Empire of Time, Tsunami, Exploring British Columbia's Past, GreenMagic and more. After retiring, he became a part-time writer-editor of The Tyee, a Vancouver-based online newspaper. He currently resides in North Vancouver, British Columbia.