Skelton, Robin

SKELTON, Robin, writer, teacher (b 12 Oct 1925, Easington, England; d 22 Aug 1997, Victoria). He taught at Manchester Univ before coming to BC in 1963 to join the English department at the UNIV OF VICTORIA, where he later helped establish the department of creative writing. He helped to start UVic's literary magazine, The Malahat Review, in 1965 and served as editor from 1971 to 1982. He and his wife Sylvia opened their home for regular literary and artistic salons. He published more than 100...

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