Adam Shoalts is a Canadian writer, explorer, historian, and archaeologist whose nonfiction connects expedition narrative with Canadian geography, history, and wilderness. He holds a PhD from McMaster University and is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, where he has served as Westaway Explorer-in-Residence since 2018.
Shoalts’ work draws on solo travel and archival investigation. In 2017, he completed a nearly 4,000-kilometre solo Arctic traverse by canoe from Old Crow, Yukon, to Baker Lake, Nunavut. His books include Alone Against the North, which recounts northern expeditions, and the catalogued The Whisper on the Night Wind, an investigation of an early twentieth-century haunting reported in the remote Mealy Mountains of Labrador. His writing brings together field experience, exploration history, and attention to the landscapes in which stories and records emerge.
His recognition includes the 2017 Speaker’s Book Award – Young Authors for Alone Against the North, the 2017 Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Award for English Nonfiction, and the 2022 Louie Kamookak Medal. These honours accompany his continuing work with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society as an explorer and writer.
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