Harley Rustad Explained

Harley Rustad is a Canadian journalist, magazine editor, and author of Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas[1] and Big Lonely Doug: The Story of One of Canada’s Last Great Trees.

Harley Rustad
Birth Date:1985
Nationality:Canadian
Website:https://www.harleyrustad.com

Early life

Rustad was born on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada, where he spent the first few months of his life in a tent while his parents built their home.[2] He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Journalism career

Rustad has been an editor and writer at The Walrus, a Canadian general interest magazine, since 2014.[3] His writing has appeared in publications including Outside, The Walrus, The Globe and Mail, Geographical, The Guardian, and CNN. He is a faculty editor at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity’s Mountain and Wilderness Writing Residency.[4] He was awarded Editor Grand Prix at the 2024 National Magazine Awards: "Harley Rustad’s commitment to tackling in-depth investigations and features stands out. Rustad's contributions to The Walrus have reinforced its position as one of Canada's leading homes for thoughtful, impactful journalism."[5]

Big Lonely Doug

His first book, Big Lonely Doug: The Story of One of Canada’s Last Great Trees, a nonfiction book published in 2018 is about the second-largest Douglas fir in Canada that was a saved by a logger who wrapped green LEAVE TREE ribbon around its trunk, and the fight to protect old-growth forests in British Columbia. The tree, Big Lonely Doug, is growing in the middle of a clear cut near Port Renfrew, British Columbia. The book started as a magazine article in The Walrus.[6] The book was nominated for the 2018 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing,[7] the 2019 Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize,[8] and the 2018 Banff Mountain Book Competition.[9]

Lost in the Valley of Death

His second book, Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas,[10] was published in 2022 and investigates the 2016 disappearance of Justin Alexander Shetler in the Parvati Valley, India. It was nominated for a 2022 Banff Mountain Book Award[11] and a Crime Writers of Canada Award,[12] was a Canadian bestseller,[13] and appeared on the cover of the February 13, 2022, New York Times Book Review.[14] Lost in the Valley of Death won two awards at the 2023 Poland Mountain Book Awards[15] and a 2023 US Religion News Association Award.[16]

Awards and honors

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: Paterniti . Michael . January 21, 2022 . Seeking Enlightenment, He Disappeared Into a Hiker’s Bermuda Triangle . New York Times .
  2. News: Lederman . Marsha . August 21, 2018 . Meet Doug: B.C.'s biggest celebri-tree . Globe and Mail .
  3. News: Medley . Mark . May 19, 2017 . In wake of cultural appropriation debate, who will take helm of The Walrus? . Globe and Mail .
  4. Web site: Mountain and Wilderness Writing. www.banffcentre.ca.
  5. Web site: And the Winners Are… . National Magazine Awards.
  6. News: Rustad . Harley . September 19, 2016 . Big Lonely Doug . The Walrus .
  7. News: April 3, 2019 . Books about masculinity, energy projects among Shaughnessy Cohen Prize finalists . Globe and Mail .
  8. Web site: BC Yukon Book Prizes Winners and Finalists . BC Yukon Book Prizes.
  9. News: September 10, 2018 . Banff Mountain Book Competition Announces 2018 Finalists . Rock and Ice .
  10. Book: LOST IN THE VALLEY OF DEATH Kirkus Reviews . en.
  11. Web site: Banff Mountain Book Competition Categories Announced Climbing Book Lovers Take Note . Gripped.
  12. News: Crime Writers of Canada .
  13. News: February 15, 2022 . The bestselling Canadian books for the week of Feb. 6-12, 2022 . CBC .
  14. News: Paterniti . Michael . January 21, 2022 . Seeking Enlightenment, He Disappeared Into a Hiker’s Bermuda Triangle . New York Times .
  15. News: Festiwal Literatury Górskiej . Festiwal Górskiej.
  16. News: 2023 Religion News Association Awards .
  17. News: Festiwal Literatury Górskiej . Festiwal Górskiej.
  18. News: 2023 Religion News Association Awards .
  19. News: Crime Writers of Canada .
  20. Web site: Banff Mountain Book Competition Categories Announced Climbing Book Lovers Take Note . Gripped.
  21. Web site: The best Canadian nonfiction of 2022 .
  22. Web site: The Globe 100: Our favourite books of 2018 . Globe and Mail.
  23. Web site: The best Canadian nonfiction of 2018 . CBC.
  24. News: April 3, 2019 . Books about masculinity, energy projects among Shaughnessy Cohen Prize finalists . Globe and Mail .
  25. News: September 10, 2018 . Banff Mountain Book Competition Announces 2018 Finalists . Rock and Ice .
  26. Web site: BC Yukon Book Prizes Winners and Finalists . BC Yukon Book Prizes.
  27. Web site: Announcing the winners of the 40th Anniversary National Magazine Awards . National Magazine Awards.
  28. Web site: The Walrus Awards . The Walrus.

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