In 1999 Anthony Bidulka left his career as a corporate auditor to pursue writing and never looked back. His books have been shortlisted for numerous awards. Flight of Aquavit was awarded the Lambda Literary Award for Best Men's Mystery, making Bidulka the first Canadian to win in that category. 2022's Going to Beautiful won the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence for Best Crime Novel and the Independent Publisher Book Award as the Canada West Best Fiction Gold Medalist.

For his literary achievements and widespread volunteer and philanthropic efforts, Bidulka has received honours from the University of Saskatchewan, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, was named Saskatoon Citizen of the Year and recognized by his home city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with the selection of a two-part park named Bidulka Park and Bidulka Park North. Bidulka lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and in his free time loves to travel the world, collect art, walk his dogs, obsess over decorating Christmas trees (it's a thing) and throw a good party. Website: www.anthonybidulka.com (http: //www.anthonybidulka.com/)