Robert Ward

Robert Ward is a writer and traveller with a passion for pilgrimages. He is the author of Virgin Trails (Key Porter, 2002), an agnostic’s guide to the legends and worship of the Virgin Mary; and All the Good Pilgrims (Thomas Allen, 2007), a lighthearted account of his several walks on the Camino de Santiago pilgrim road.

Robert’s freelance travel articles have appeared in The Globe and Mail, The LA Times, The Chicago Tribune, and other major newspapers. His short stories and essays have been featured in literary journals including Queen’s Quarterly. He studied at the University of Toronto (BA: English Lit, Christianity and Culture, Italian) and the University of Western Ontario (MA: English Lit), and taught English for several years in Japan.

Robert lives in Toronto.