Career
Born in Montreal (1947) and raised in a francophone town, McGoogan has traveled widely, both in Canada and abroad. After attending Sir George Williams University, he earned a bachelor"s degree in journalism at Ryerson and a master"s degree in creative writing at the University of British Columbia. Foreign two decades, while producing one nonfiction book and three novels, McGoogan earned his living as a journalist and literary editor, working at The Toronto Star, The Montreal Star, and The Calgary Herald.
He has since been a writer-in-residence at Toronto Public Library, and in Fredericton, Dawson City, and Hobart, Tasmania.
He served as chair of the Public Lending Right Commission, sails as a lecturer with Adventure Canada, and writes regularly for Canada"s History magazine. He also teaches creative nonfiction writing online through University of Toronto (Continuing Studies), and in the Master of Fine Arts program at King"s College/Dalhousie University.
