Archie P. McKishnie

Archie P. McKishnie
Born	1878 (1878) New Scotland, Chatham-Kent, Ontario
Died	1946 (aged 67–68)
Occupation	Author, short story writer, editor
Nationality	Canadian
Period	1907–1937
Genre	Historical fiction, nature stories, juvenile fiction
Notable works	Love of the wild (1910) Willow, the wisp (1918) A son of courage (1920)

Archie P. McKishnie (1878–1946) was a popular Canadian author and short story writer.

McKishnie was born on Rondeau Point in New Scotland, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, and educated at Ridgetown Collegiate Institute. Before becoming a writer he was dramatic editor of the Sunday edition of The Toronto World newspaper. His stories have been categorized as historical fiction, nature stories, and juvenile stories. He was considered one of Canada's best nature writers of his day.

He was the brother of poet Jean Blewett. McKishnie's archives are held by the William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections at McMaster University.

Selected works

• Big John Wallace: A Romance of the Early Canadian Pioneers. Toronto, Massey-Harris Press, 1922. 47 p.
• Brains, Limited. Toronto, Allen, 1925. 287 p.
• Dwellers of the Marsh Realm. Chicago, Donohue, 1937. 79 p.
• Gaff Linkum: A Tale of Talbotville. Toronto, Briggs. 1907. 255 p.
• Love of the Wild. Toronto, McLeod &Allen, 1910. 327 p.
• Mates of the Tangle. Toronto, Musson, 1924. 247 p.
• Openway. Toronto, Musson, 1922. 233 p.
• A Son of Courage. Toronto, Allen, 1920. 284 p.
• Willow, the Wisp. Toronto, Allen, 1918. 308 p.

External links

• Works by Archie P. McKishnie at Project Gutenberg
• Works by Archie P. McKishnie at Internet Archive
• Online books by Archie P. McKishnie (via the Online Books Page)
• "Archie P. McKishnie fonds - Search Research Collections". McMaster University Library. William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections. Retrieved 4 June 2020.