Dan Soucoup

Dan Soucoup is a Canadian writer and journalist from New Brunswick.

Biography

Dan Soucoup was born in Moncton, New Brunswick. ^[1] He graduated from Harrison Trimble High School in the 1960s, following which he attended the University of New Brunswick and the University of Ottawa. ^{[1] [2]} Soucoup began his career in the book publishing industry in 1980; ^[2] he was the general manager of Nimbus Publishing, retiring in 2012. ^[3] Soucoup wrote a history column for the Times & Transcript for several years, and has written various works on the history of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. In 2009, he received the Halifax Regional Municipality Mayor's Award for Literary Achievement. ^[1]

Publications

• Soucoup, Dan (1997). Historic New Brunswick . Lawrencetown Beach, N.S.: Pottersfield Press. ISBN   978-1-8959-0009-5. ^{[4] [5]}
• — (1998). Edwardian Halifax: Postcard Glimpses of an Era, 1900–1920 . Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-5510-9261-4.
• — (1999). Glimpses of Old Moncton. Halifax, N.S.: Maritime Lines. ISBN   978-1-8944-2003-7.
• — (1999). The Maritime Book of Days . Lawrencetown Beach, N.S.: Pottersfield Press. ISBN   978-1-8959-0026-2. ^[6]
• — (2002). Looking Back: From the Pages of the Times & Transcript. Halifax, N.S.: Maritime Lines. ISBN   978-1-8944-2007-5.
• — (2005). McCully's New Brunswick: Historic Aerial Photographs, 1931–1939. Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN   978-1-5500-2587-3.
• — (2006). The New Brunswick Phrase Book. Lawrencetown Beach, N.S.: Pottersfield Press. ISBN   978-1-8959-0084-2. ^[7]
• — (2007). The Nova Scotia Phrase Book. Dartmouth, N.S.: Maritime Lines. ISBN   978-1-8944-2030-3.
• — (2009). Know New Brunswick: The Essential History. Halifax, N.S.: Maritime Lines. ISBN   978-1-8944-2032-7. ^[8]
• — (2010). Railways of New Brunswick: A History. Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-8944-2035-8.
• — (2011). Logging in New Brunswick: Lumber, Mills, & River Drives. Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-8944-2036-5.
• — (2012). Maritime Firsts: Historic Events, Inventions & Achievements . Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-8944-2037-2. ^[9]
• — (2012). The Christmas Secret: An Atlantic Canadian Christmas Reader. Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-5510-9933-0.
• — (2013). Failures and Fiascos: Atlantic Canada's Biggest Boondoggles. Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-7710-8042-2. ^{[10] [11] [12]}
• — (2013). A Short History of Moncton. Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-8944-2038-9.
• — (2014). A Short History of Halifax . Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-7710-8184-9.
• — (2014). The Finest Tree and Other Christmas Stories From Atlantic Canada . Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-7710-8170-2. ^[13]
• — (2015). A Short History of Fredericton. Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-7710-8301-0.
• — (2017). Winter: Atlantic Canadian Stories. Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-7710-8558-8.
• — (2017). Explosion in Halifax Harbour 1917. Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-7710-8554-0.
• — (2019). Atlantic Canada's Greatest Storms. Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-7710-8773-5. ^[14]

References

1. "Dan Soucoup". New Brunswick Author Portal. New Brunswick Public Libraries. 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
2. "Dan Soucoup giving old photo presentation". Times-Transcript . 19 November 2003. p. 17. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. Domet, Stephanie (3 May 2018). "As it celebrates its 40th anniversary, Halifax's Nimbus Publishing has ambitious plans for the future". Quill & Quire . Toronto: St. Joseph Media . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
4. Whittaker, Rhonda (22 January 1998). "Author focuses on faces of N.B. history". Times-Transcript . p. 15. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. Cusack, Ruby M. (3 August 2001). "Historical times". Saint John Times Globe . p. 29. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bookshelf: The Maritime Book of Days". Telegraph-Journal . 30 October 1999. p. 87. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. Nowlan, Michael O. (23 December 2006). "New Brunswick's unusual, colourful language explored". The Daily Gleaner . p. D5. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. Norris, Laurie Glenn (5 December 2009). "Know New Brunswick 'is packed with interesting information'". The Daily Gleaner . p. D8. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. Goodwin, Daniel (10 August 1996). "Maritime Firsts gives credit where credit is due". Telegraph-Journal . p. 66. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. Conrad, Margaret (April 2014). "Atlantic Hustle: The regional origins of undertakings from the Bricklin to McCain Foods". Literary Review of Canada. Toronto. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
11. Hersey, Linda (7 February 2014). "Dan Soucoup explores Failures and Fiascos". Times-Transcript . p. D3. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. Morris, Chris (7 December 2013). "Big ideas to big flops: a trip down memory lane". Telegraph-Journal . pp.  A1, A4 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Wightman, Martin (20 December 2014). "East Coast Christmas tales". Telegraph-Journal . p. F6. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. Muzzerall, Jeffery D. (29 July 2020). "Atlantic Canada's Greatest Storms by Dan Soucoup". Miramichi Reader. Retrieved 23 November 2025.

External links

• Dan Soucoup at 49th Shelf, Association of Canadian Publishers
• Works by Dan Soucoup at Open Library