Don Hauka

DON HAUKA

Telephone: Home) 604-524-1884 Cell) 604-787-9155
E-mail: ddclauka@shaw.ca Website: www.haukacreative.ca
Affiliations: Writers Guild of Canada, Writers Union of Canada, Crime Writers of Canada

WRITING EXPERIENCE

BROADCAST WRITER

TELEVISION:
2008: The Canyon War: One-hour documentary, Canyon War productions (Wunderman Film). Platinum award (Television and Cable Productions Cultural category), WorldFest, Houston International Film Festival,
2001 Mr Jinnah: White Knight, Black Widow: 2 hour MOW. Co-written with Margaret and Bartley Bard. Force Four Productions/CBC. Broadcast date Oct. 6, 2003.
2000 Mr. Jinnah: Pizza 911: 2-hour MOW. Co-written with Margaret and Bartley Bard. Force Four Productions/CBC. Broadcast Jan. 14, 2002. Nominated for a Gemini Award, best MOW/Dramatic series, 2002.

CONTESTS:
Semi-Finalist, ISA Table Read My Screenplay competition 2018,“Night of the Loving Dead.”

RADIO:
Pic-Vic Papers, Vol. II: 5-part comedy taped live at the Victoria Commonwealth Games. Produced by Don Kowalchuk. Aired on CBC Radio "Gabereau," August 22-26, 1994.
Pic-Vic Papers, Vol. I: Three-part comedy, produced in Vancouver. Produced by Don Kowalchuk. Aired on CBC's "The Afternoon Show," May 26 to 28, 1993.
Just a Small Oil Spill: 5-part radio-drama for CBC Radio's "Morningside." Produced in Vancouver by Don Kowalchuk. Aired May, 1991.
My Uncle Nick: 5-part radio-drama for CBC's Morningside. Produced in CBC Calgary by Marty Fishburn. Aired April, 1990.
Three-Day Navy: Five-part radio-drama for Morningside. Produced in CBC Toronto by Barry Morgan. Aired 1989.

BOOKS:
Pizza 911: A Mister Jinnah Mystery: Fiction. The Dundurn Group, Toronto. Released June, 2015.
She-Demons: A Mister Jinnah Mystery: Fiction. The Dundurn Group, Toronto. Released Nov. 8, 2010.
Margin of Terror: the Air India tragedy: Non-fiction Key Porter Books, Toronto. May 2006. Co-author with Salim Jiwa. Reprinted in India by Jaico Books.
McGowan's War: Non-fiction. New Star Books, Vancouver. November 2003.
Mr. Jinnah: Securities. Fiction. The Dundurn Group, Toronto. June, 2001.
The Death of Air India Flight 182: Non-fiction. W.H. Allen and Co. London, U.K., 1986. Co-author with Salim Jiwa.
PLAYWRIGHT

The Motherlode Musical Revue: Musical theatre co-author with Richard Wright and Ross Desperez. Produced by Theatre Royal, Barkerville, B.C. Staged 80 performances and 20 workshops in 45 communities covering over 17,000 kilometres, summer 2008.

FREELANCE WRITER

Articles for various publications include:

Globe and Mail (obituary, 2007) The Tyee (Travel, various dates)
Beaver Magazine (History, March 2003) Cottage Magazine (Travel, various dates)
Globe and Mail (Essay, Nov. 5, 2003) Georgia Straight (Travel, Mar. 18, 2004)
India Today (Politics, various dates) Detroit Free Press (News, 1985)
Wild West Magazine (History, Aug. 2005) The Trail of 1858: British Columbia's Gold Rush
Past (Forsythe/Dickson, Harbour 2007)
JOURNALIST

The Province: Reporter for daily newspaper, March 1985-April, 2003. Political reporter 1995-2003. Covered Parliament Hill October-December 1994 on Southam Internship.
SUNDAY: W.E. Dunning Publishing, Maple Ridge, B.C. Editor of weekly community newspaper, November,1983 to October, 1984. Responsible for content, design and layout as well as editorials and personal column.
Coquitlam Herald-Enterprise, Maple Ridge Gazette: W.E. Dunning Publishing. General assignment reporter/photographer for two weekly community newspapers. Beats included Coquitlam council and District 43 school board. April to September, 1983.
Williams Lake Tribune: Black and Sons Publishing, Williams Lake, B.C. Sports Editor for twice-weekly community newspaper. Also Photo-technician. January to May, 1978.


REFERENCES:

Available on request.


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