Richard Pyves

Rick Pyves is a published author, avid historian and genealogist who grew up in Montreal, Quebec. Rick is a graduate of Concordia (Sir George Williams) University and McGill University and holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration in Marketing.

Prior to embarking on a new career in writing, Rick held a senior management position with a major financial services company as SVP Marketing responsible for both marketing and public relations. Rick has held board positions as a Director of Tourism Toronto for 15 years and a Director of Credit Canada for 6 years and has chaired the Board Marketing Committee for both organizations.

After leaving his most recent management position, Rick decided to devote his energies and time to writing, with a particular interest in historical non-fiction with a direct linkage to his family. His first book, Night Madness: A Rear Gunner’s Story of Love, Courage, and Hope in World War II, was published by Red Deer Press in October 2012, which focuses on Canada's role in Bomber Command and his father's experiences as a tail gunner in WWII. Rick’s second book, Courage, Sacrifice, and Betrayal: The Story of the Victoria Rifles of Canada – 60th Battalion in the First World War was released in March 2018 by Helion & Company Limited in the UK and by ECW Press in Canada and is about the day-to-day experiences of his grandfather Sgt. Edward Lewis Pyves'(Military Medal). battalion in WWI. A. Y. Jackson, the soon to be group of seven artist served as a private with the 60th Battalion in WWI.

Rick has just completed his trilogy, with the story of his great-grand-uncle, Sir John James Taylor, Assistant Under-Secretary for Ireland, who was the de facto ruler of Ireland from 1918 to early 1920. Rick's most recent book released in September 2023 is Nobody's Perfect (Not Even Me!): Memoirs of a Comedian, Scientist and Author. Nobody’s Perfect is an engaging memoir from a scientist turned marketing executive, who is now a successful historian/writer. Rick’s stories will make you laugh, smile, and want to reflect on your own life’s ups and downs. Join Rick as he survives life’s challenges with both humility and humour, and lives to write about it.

Most recently the author was the honored recipient of the 2018 City of Pickering Arts Award for his outstanding contributions to the arts both inside and outside the City of Pickering.