Garth Von Buchholz

Who is Garth Von Buchholz?

Garth von Buchholz is a Canadian author of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Winnipeg, Montreal, Quebec and Vancouver, British Columbia. He currently lives on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. He received his undergraduate arts degree at the University of Winnipeg in 1994 and started his graduate studies in English Literature at the University of Manitoba in 1995.

He began his career in print publishing as a writer and editor in 1988, and then later launched a new career in web publishing in the mid-1990s. He earned his Certified Usability Analyst credentials from Human Factors International and has worked as a website communications manager for Investors Group and as the first corporate web manager for the City of Winnipeg. In 2010 he was listed as one of the Top 25 Content Strategists at the LavaCon technology conference in San Diego, California.

As a creative writer, his works include a book of poetry called Mad Shadows that was published in 2010. His plays include Land of Milk and Honey, which was professionally workshopped in 1994 by the Manitoba Association of Playwrights at Prairie Theatre Exchange.