Colombo, John Robert (1936-)

Canadian author, anthologist, editor, journalist, and consultant who has written extensively on paranormal topics, especially as they relate to Canada. Colombo was born March 24, 1936, in Kitchener, Ontario. He has edited more than 120 books for various Canadian publishing houses since 1960, and is especially known for his anthologies of poetry. He has hosted several programs on CBC-TV and had his own columns in the Toronto Star and Toronto's Midtown Voice. He has received numerous awards, including Ontario Library Association's Certificate of Merit; the Periodical Distributors of Canada's Best Paperback of the Year (1976); the Centennial Medal, Esteemed Knight of Mark Twain; and the 1985 Philips Information Systems Literary Prize. He also served as an adviser to the Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council.