Steve Burgess

Steve Burgess is a Vancouver-based writer and broadcaster. He is the author of Who Killed Mom? A Delinquent Son's Meditation on Family, Mortality, and Very Tacky Candles (Greystone), Reservations: The Pleasures and Perils of Travel (Douglas & McIntyre), and the upcoming Cheapskate in Lotusland: The Philosophy and Practice of Living Well on a Small Budget (Douglas & McIntyre).

Burgess has been a regular contributor to The Tyee.ca since its inception in 2004, where he currently writes the column Please Advise!. He was co-director of the Network Entertainment documentaries "I Am JFK Jr.", "Facing Putin", and "The Cowboy".

Published works

Who Killed Mom? A Delinquent Son's Meditation on Family, Mortality and Very Tacky Candles (2011) Reservations: The Pleasures and Perils of Travel (2024) Cheapskate in Lotusland: The Philosophy and Practice of Living Well on a Small Budget (2026)

Awards National Magazine Award Silver Medal, Humour 1997: “A Band in All Hope,” Chatelaine National Magazine Award Silver Medal, Travel 1999: “That 70s Town,” Vancouver Magazine Jack Webster Community Mic Award 2022, Commentator of the Year Leo Award, Best Director of a Series Documentary 2016, “Facing Putin”