Aaron Williams
BC-born author and former manual labourer with experience in logging, fisheries, and forest firefighting; author of The Last Logging Show and winner of the 2025 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction.
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Apr 14, 2026 • 54min
Work: Loving it, hating it, and getting through the shift
Aaron Williams, BC-born former logger, firefighter and fisheries worker turned memoirist. He recalls the grit of logging, fish-plant and wildfire crews. Short scenes explore family labour traditions, the grind of piecework, rites of toughness, shifting workplace rhythms, and how he balances heavy work with nightly writing.
