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George Bowering
George Bowering, Canada's first Poet Laureate and co-founder of the avant-garde poetry magazine TISH, was born in the Okanagan Valley.

A distinguished novelist, poet, editor, professor, historian and tireless supporter of fellow writers, Bowering has authored more than eighty books, including works of poetry, fiction, autobiography, biography and youth fiction.

In 2002, Bowering was recognized by the Vancouver Sun as one of the most influential people in British Columbia.

In 2011, he received the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence in British Columbia.