Bill Schermbrucker wrote the historical African novel Mimosa that won the British Columbia Ethel Wilson Prize for fiction. He has also published two volumes of short stories. Scher...view moreBill Schermbrucker wrote the historical African novel Mimosa that won the British Columbia Ethel Wilson Prize for fiction. He has also published two volumes of short stories. Schermbrucker was born in Kenya and taught for many years, most recently at the Banff Centre. He lives on Saturna Island in British Columbia.view less