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Lucky Budd

Robert "Lucky" Budd is a Canadian author, oral historian, and radio host known for books based on the oral histories and cultural heritage of British Columbia. He has collaborated with Canadian artist Roy Henry Vickers on a number of illustrated books.

Lucky Budd
Born
Robert Budd
EducationUniversity of Victoria (BA, MA)
OccupationsAuthor, historian, radio host
AwardsBC Book Prize

Early life and education

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Budd received the nickname "Lucky" from his brother soon after his birth, and later adopted it as his preferred moniker.[1] He moved to Victoria from Toronto in 1995 after completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in humanities from the University of Victoria and touring with a rock band.[2] In 2002, he returned to the University of Victoria, where he completed a Master of Arts degree in history.[3] In 2020, the University of Victoria recognized him with its Distinguished Alumni Award for the Faculty of Humanities.[4]

Career

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In 2000, Budd worked on the preservation and digitization of historical audio archives connected to British Columbia oral history collections, including recordings related to Nisga'a First Nation heritage.[2][3] He later developed projects based on those recordings, including the books Voices of British Columbia: Stories from our Frontier (2010)[1] and Echoes of British Columbia (2014), which focused on interviews with early residents and settlers of the province.[5] Voices of British Columbia was nominated for a 2010 BC Book Prize.[6]

Both publications were released alongside collections of archival pioneer recordings and were based in part on research connected to Budd’s master’s thesis and preservation work involving the audio archives.[7] The books also appeared on Canadian national bestseller lists.[8] Echoes of British Columbia received second prize for the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing in 2014.[9]

Budd hosts the CBC Radio series Voices of B.C., which features recordings and stories related to B.C. pioneers collected by journalist Imbert Orchard during the 1950s and 1960s.[10]

He is also the author of Ted Harrison Collected and served as project manager for the book Storyteller: The Art Of Roy Henry Vickers.[11][12]

In October 2017, Budd's son Levi produced a short video related to the term Levidrome.[13][14] According to reports at the time, Oxford Dictionary was considering the term for possible inclusion.[15]

Collaborations with Roy Henry Vickers

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In 2013 Budd co-authored Raven Brings the Light with Roy Henry Vickers, who contributed 19 original art pieces to the book.[1] The book became a national bestseller in Canada.[16] Budd and Vickers continued their collaboration with the books Cloudwalker (2014), Orca Chief (2015), and Peace Dancer (2016).[17][18][19] These books, sometimes referred to collectively as the Northwest Coast Legends Series,[8] were shortlisted for the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award at the BC Book Prizes.[16] Orca Chief received the Moonbeam Spirit Award for Preservation[20] and was nominated for the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award[21] and the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize.[22]

In 2017, Budd and Vickers collaborated on the words board book Hello Humpback!, a board book on the landscapes and wildlife of the northwestern Canada.[23][24] The book later appeared on British Columbia bestseller lists.[25] They followed with One Eagle Soaring, the second volume in their First West Coast Books series.[26] The book received a Moonbeam gold medal and was nominated for a BC book prize.[27]

Also in 2018, Budd and Vickers released Voices from Skeena, a book centered on the Skeena River region of northwestern British Columbia.[28] Voices from Skeena included interviews with Indigenous communities and early settlers connected to the region.[28][29] It was later nominated for a BC Book Prize.[29][30]

In 2019, Budd wrote a board book, Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue, which follows the shifting spectrum of the Pacific Northwest.[31] It won the gold for Budd and Vickers at the 2019 Moonbeam Awards.[32] Budd and Vickers followed with the book Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak in 2020.[33] It appeared as the #2 bestseller of 2020 in British Columbia.[34]

In 2021, they published their 11th book, A Is for Anemone; a children's book focused on literacy and the natural world.[35][36] The book was nominated for a BC Book Prize in the Bill Duthie category.[37] Budd also served as the project editor on the Roy Henry Vickers book Ben The Sea Lion, released in 2022.[36]

Race with Me

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In 2021, Budd collaborated with Olympian Medalist Andre De Grasse and Illustrator Joseph Osei Bonsu on the book Race with Me! [38][39] The book was later nominated for the 2022 Silver Birch Express Award and 2022 Shining Willow Award .[40][41][42]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Lavin, Laura (22 May 2013). "Telling raven's tale - Victoria News". Victoria News.
  2. 1 2 "Cloudwalker - Focus Online". focusonline.ca.
  3. 1 2 Teresa Mallam (1 December 2014). "Author gets reel sense of history". Prince George Free Press. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  4. ↑ Editorial Board (31 January 2020). "Distinguished alumnus Lucky Budd stays true to his vision". University of Victoria. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ↑ DeGrass, Jan (27 November 2014). "From Ships to Settlers: two books for history buffs".
  6. ↑ "Sylvia Olsen and Robert "Lucky" Budd nominated for BC Book Prizes - The Ring". ring.uvic.ca.
  7. ↑ Petrescu, Sarah (5 June 2016). "Roy Henry Vickers' quest to keep First Nation stories alive".
  8. 1 2 "Echoes of B.C. aren't always happy endings". 2 June 2015.
  9. ↑ bchwpadmin (2015-05-23). "Winners of 2014 British Columbia Historical Federation Historical Writing Competition". British Columbia Historical Federation. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  10. ↑ Sun, Vancouver. "Pioneers tell tales of B.C.'s history". www.nationalpost.com.[dead link]
  11. ↑ "Families, fans celebrate late Canadian painter Ted Harrison".
  12. ↑ Sherlock, Tracy. "Roy Henry Vickers: An artist's turn to speak".
  13. ↑ "Jack Knox: This Budd's for you, and he loves a 'levidrome'". Victoria Times Colonist. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  14. ↑ "'Levidrome' may be Oxford Dictionary's next word thanks to B.C. boy's viral campaign - BC | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  15. ↑ "Look it up: Victoria B.C., boy's word being considered by Oxford Dictionaries". CBC News. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  16. 1 2 "BC Book Prizes announces 2015 literary award shortlists - Vancouver Observer". www.vancouverobserver.com.
  17. ↑ Budd, Robert (25 April 2015). Orca Chief. Harbour Publishing. ISBN 9781550176940 – via Google Books.
  18. ↑ "Best selling aboriginal artist's new book teaches respect for the environment".
  19. ↑ "Peace Dancer by Roy Henry Vickers, Robert Budd, Roy Henry Vickers - Kirkus Reviews".
  20. ↑ Moonbeam Awards (7 November 2015). "2015 Moonbeam Medalists". Moonbeamawards.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  21. ↑ K, Helen (10 March 2016). "2015 IBBY Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award winner announced".
  22. ↑ WOO, ANDREA (9 March 2016). "Finalists announced for 2016 BC Book Prizes". The Globe and Mail.
  23. ↑ Vickers, Roy Henry; Budd, Robert (2017). Hello Humpback!. Harbour Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55017-799-2.
  24. ↑ "Hello Humpback!". Harbour Publishing. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  25. ↑ "Top 15 BC Bestsellers of 2017". Read Local BC. 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  26. ↑ Vickers, Roy Henry; Budd, Robert (2018). One Eagle Soaring. Harbour Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55017-828-9.
  27. ↑ "2018 Winners". www.moonbeamawards.com. December 2018. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  28. 1 2 "Voices from the Skeena". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  29. 1 2 "Voices from the Skeena". BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  30. ↑ "Book review: Skeena voices and Roy Henry Vickers' illustrations create stunningly beautiful volume". vancouversun. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  31. ↑ Vickers, Roy Henry; Budd, Robert (2019). Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue. Harbour Publishing Company Limited. ISBN 978-1-55017-870-8.
  32. ↑ "2019 Winners". www.moonbeamawards.com. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  33. ↑ "Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak". BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  34. ↑ "The Top 20 bestselling books published in B.C. in 2020". The Georgia Straight. 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  35. ↑ Vickers, Roy Henry; Budd, Robert (2021-05-29). A Is for Anemone: A First West Coast Alphabet. Harbour Publishing Company, Limited. ISBN 978-1-55017-947-7.
  36. 1 2 "New board book offers a stunning way for little ones to learn". vancouversun. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  37. ↑ "Winners & Finalists". BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  38. ↑ "Olympian Andre De Grass pens picture book for kids - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  39. ↑ Grasse, Andre De; Budd, Robert (2021). Race with Me!. Scholastic Canada Limited. ISBN 978-1-4431-8756-5.
  40. ↑ "Silver Birch Express Nominees – Forest of Reading". Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  41. ↑ "Race with Me! | Scholastic Canada". www.scholastic.ca. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  42. ↑ "2022 – Willow Awards". Retrieved 2022-04-18.
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