Charles "Red" Lillard (February 26, 1944 – March 27, 1997) was an American-born poet and historian who spent much of his adult life in British Columbia and became a Canadian citizen in 1967.
[2] Lillard wrote extensively, and also collected and published stories, about the history of Canada's west coast.
[5] Lillart also wrote many stories of his travels and experiences in an informal style;[6] he has been criticized for including names of people in his reminiscences without explaining who they were.
[7] In 1978, 1979,and 1981 Lillard was co-editor (with Robin Skelton) of three themed issues, "The West Coast Renaissance" of the literary magazine The Malahat Review.
[3] In 2016 a foundation was set up in Lillard's name which presents an award each year to an author whose non-fiction work has appeared in The Malahat Review.