Arnott, Bill: - Bill Arnott is the bestselling author of A Festive Season on Vancouver Island, A Season in the Okanagan, A Season on Vancouver Island, Gone Viking: A Travel Saga, Gone Viking II: Beyond Boundaries, and Gone Viking III: The Holy Grail. He's been recognized by the Whistler Independent Book Awards, ABF International Book Awards, and Firebird Book Awards. He won The Miramichi Reader's "The Very Best!" Book Award for nonfiction and has been granted a Fellowship at London's Royal Geographical Society for his expeditions. When not trekking the globe with a small pack, weatherproof journal, and laughably outdated camera phone, or showing off cooking skills as a culinary school dropout, Bill can be found on Canada's west coast, making music and friends @billarnott_aps.