The Memory of Water

10 Autobiographical Short Stories and Artwork

Wilfrid Laurier University Press
ISBN 978-1-55458-842-8
release date: Feb. 2, 2013
Hardcover, 280 pages, 9" X 6"
60 coloured plates, $39.99

ORDER BOOK: THE MEMORY OF WATER

Canadian adventurer, and award winning writer, and artist Allen Smutylo has explored some of the wildest, holiest, most beautiful, and most dangerous waters in far-flung corners of the globe. The stories in The Memory of Water - all of them accompanied by the author's own stunning artwork - describe his adventures in the Arctic, South Pacific, Great Lakes region, and India.

Governor General's Literary Award:
Nominated for Best Non Fiction Book - 2013
(to be announced in November)

Banff Mountain Festival:
Nominated for Best Travel / Adventure Book - 2013
(to be announced in October)

Edna Staebler Award - Nominated for Creative Non-fiction 2014

Listen to a CBC interview of Allen Smutylo
with Shelagh Rogers' The Last Chapter on CBC.
June 24, 2013 podcast here.
The interview starts at the 23 min. mark.

Listen to a CBC interview of Allen Smutylo
on the program Tapestry
October 13, 2013 podcast here.