Ian Ferguson
Contributor Banff Centre Press
Ian Ferguson won the 2004 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour for his book, Village of the Small Houses: a memoir of sorts. He is the co-author, with his brother Will Ferguson, of the runaway bestseller How To Be A Canadian, which was shortlisted for the Leacock and won the CBA Libris Award for best nonfiction book of 2002. Ferguson is also an award-winning playwright (Elephant Shoes, Uncle Joe Again, and the Daugthers of Judy LaMarsh, among others) and humorist and has written extensively for radio and television. He is the creator of the live improvised soap operas Sin City and Die-Nasty and the creator and executive producer of the CBC TV comedy show Liquid Soapz. He is currently developing a series for American television and also finishing work on his first novel, The Sacred Heart. Ian Ferguson lives in Los Angeles with his partner, Kirsten Van Ritzen, and their dog, Lucy.