WHO I AM
ABOUT TIM FORD
Writer. Designer. Nerd. Canadian.
Canerdian.
Tim Ford is a mixed-race freelance writer and journalist from Calgary, Alberta. He has lived in Edmonton and Toronto and currently resides in Victoria.
Since graduating from the University of Calgary in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in English, Minor in Drama and a Concentration in Creative Writing, Tim has written fiction, plays, and numerous articles for a variety of publications.
As a journalist, he has worked as a Digital Editor for CHEK News and a Staff Writer for Victoria Buzz.
His bylines have appeared with Beatroute Magazine, Avenue Calgary, CBC News, and the National Observer, and his fiction has been published by Tyche Books, EDGE SciFi, Neo-Opsis Magazine and more.
His writing focuses on politics, social issues, and science fiction and fantasy.
THINGS I'VE DONE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Selected Fiction
Of Consequence. Appeared in 2009 Creative Writing Supplement of The Gauntlet (University of Calgary)
String Theory. Appeared in 2010 Creative Writing Supplement of The Gauntlet (University of Calgary)
Rebellion. Appeared in Other:____Magazine
Theft of Dreams. Appeared in Crossed Genres Magazine,
Issue 23, October 2010.
The Realm of Men. Appeared in The Red Penny Papers,
Vol. I, Issue 3, Spring 2011.
A Broken Watch. Included in Hydra Publications' Steam Works Anthology.
Bloodlines. Appeared in Neo-Opsis Science Fiction Magazine, Issue 21.
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The Fivefold Proverbs of Zhen Xiaquan.
Included in EDGE Sci-fi's "Shanghai Steam" Anthology.
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Included in Tyche Books' "Earth: Giants, Golems and Gargoyles" Anthology.
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Selected Columns
A universal basic income could help counter COVID-19's economic damage
CBC News
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How gardening gave me structure, purpose
and a path out of depression during the pandemic
CBC News
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Racist dog whistles have no place in COVID-19 discourse
National Observer
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Our Meat Processing System Is Sick. Here’s How You Can Force Change
The Tyee
Selected Reporting
Cruise ships are back—so is their waste
Capital Daily.
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Powering Vancouver Island is getting harder with climate change
Capital Daily.
What If Bike Lanes Worked Better for the Disability Community?
The Tyee.
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‘Their Workspace Is Safe and Clean Because We Do All the Physical Labour’
The Tyee.
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After OnlyFans: Sex Workers Search for a Safe Online Platform
The Tyee.
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‘Their Workspace Is Safe and Clean Because We Do All the Physical Labour’
The Tyee.
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Meet Bruce Horak, Star Trek's first blind actor,
playing Hemmer on Strange New Worlds
CBC News
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The newest Heritage Minute will celebrate
the historic Punjabi community of Paldi, B.C.
CBC News
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Radio Plays
Dead Air. Produced by Darkside Drive.
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White Noise. Produced by Darkside Drive.
THINGS PEOPLE LIKED
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Fiction
The Fivefold Proverbs of Zhen Xiaquan.
The Shanghai Steam Anthology was nominated for the
2013 Aurora Award for Best Related Work-English
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What Remains. Semi-Finalist in Writers of the Future,
3rd Quarter, 2012.
Engineering Unity. Honorable Mention in Writers of the Future,
1st Quarter, 2014.
The Sacred Nature of Prime Constants. Honorable Mention in Writers of the Future, 3rd Quarter, 2014.
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Children of the Colossus. "Earth: Giants, Golems & Gargoyles" was nominated for the 2020 Alberta Book Publishing Awards - Speculative Fiction
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Deep Love. North Island College 3-Hour Writing Contest,
2020 Fiction Winner.
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Plays
Relentless. Alberta Playwrights' Network awarded an Honorable Mention for this script in the Discovery Category of the 2009 APN competition.