Robin Rowland, a Canadian author, journalist and photographer, grew up in Kitimat, British Columbia.
While living in London he worked for as a Videotex producer before returning to Canada and rejoining CBC New's teletext experiment Project Iris.
Rowland also co-wrote the pioneering manual Researching on the Internet with Dave Kinnaman.
At the same time he earned a multidisciplinary master's degree from York University and Osgoode Hall Law School specializing in the history of war crimes.
As a result of his research, Rowland wrote A River Kwai Story, The Sonkrai Tribunal, the story of a war crimes trial for guards in one of the most infamous camps on the during the building of the Burma Railway along the on Khwae Noi River A River Kwai Story: The Sonkrai Tribunal The Creative Guide to Research Researching on the Internet (co-authored with Dave Kinnaman) Undercover Cases of the RCMP's Most Secret Operative (co-authored with James Dubro) King of the Mob: Rocco Perri and the Women Who Ran His Rackets (co-authored with James Dubro) Morningside (radio program) drama series" King of the Bootleggers" starring Bruno Gerussi and Barbara Budd (co-authored with James Dubro)