José María Guelbenzu
born in Madrid in 1944. He was initially involved in the...
is the award-winning author of Happiness™, Spanish Fly, Beyond Belfast and 419. He lives in Calgary with his wife and their two sons.
Author's official website: www.willferguson.ca
As a teenager he lived and worked in Ecuador, South America, as part of CWY (roughly equivalent to the Peace Corps).
He spent five years in Japan, first on the Amakusa Islands south of Nagasaki and then later on the Kyushu mainland.
He has walked across Northern Ireland in the rain, and has hitchhiked the length of Japan, following the springtime "Cherry Blossom Front" that washes across Japan every year.
His travels have taken him from Indonesia to Argentina. And in 2010, he was named the head writer on the Vancouver Olympics Closing Ceremonies, penning material for the likes of William Shatner, Martin Short and Michael J. Fox.
He lives in Calgary, Canada, in the foothills of the Rockies, with his wife Terumi and their two young sons.
419 (Scotiabank Giller Prize Winning Novel)
born in Madrid in 1944. He was initially involved in the...
American film and television producer, screenwriter,...