Brian Thomas Isaac

{{Short description|Syilx writer from Canada}}

Brian Thomas Isaac (born 1950) is a Syilx writer from Canada, whose debut novel All the Quiet Places was published in 2021.Zeahaa Rehman, [https://quillandquire.com/review/all-the-quiet-places/ "All the Quiet Places, by Brian Thomas Isaac"]. Quill & Quire, November 2021.

A member of the Okanagan Indian Band, Isaac grew up on the Okanagan reserve near Vernon. He worked in logging, bricklaying and the oil industry as an adult. Further, Isaac pursued writing strictly as a personal hobby until his retirement in the early 2000s, following which his wife Marlene submitted a piece of his writing to a writers' festival in Penticton, at which he won an award.[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-the-friday-edition-1.6212492/this-71-year-old-writer-s-coming-of-age-novel-is-a-debut-like-no-other-1.6212496 "This 71-year-old writer's coming-of-age novel is a debut like no other"]. As It Happens, October 15, 2021.

All the Quiet Places was published by Touchwood Editions in fall 2021. It was shortlisted for the 2022 Amazon.ca First Novel Award[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-retired-bricklayer-among-six-debut-novelists-vying-for-60000-prize/ "Retired bricklayer among six debut novelists vying for $60,000 prize"]. The Globe and Mail, May 10, 2022. and the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2022 Governor General's Awards,[https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-finalists-for-the-2022-governor-general-s-literary-award-for-fiction-1.6612912 "The finalists for the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for fiction"]. CBC Books, October 12, 2022. and longlisted for the 2022 Giller Prize.[https://www.cbc.ca/books/14-canadian-authors-longlisted-for-100k-scotiabank-giller-prize-1.6573339 "14 Canadian authors longlisted for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize"]. CBC Books, September 6, 2022. It was also the winner of the Indigenous Voices Award for published prose in English.[https://www.cbc.ca/books/brian-thomas-isaac-selina-boan-and-aim%C3%A9e-craft-among-winners-for-2022-indigenous-voices-awards-1.6497188 "Brian Thomas Isaac, Selina Boan and Aimée Craft among winners for 2022 Indigenous Voices Awards"]. CBC Books, June 22, 2022.

On May 27, 2025, Penguin Random House Canada released Brian's second book "Bones of a Giant".{{cite web |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/760969/bones-of-a-giant-by-brian-thomas-isaac/9781039011779 |title=Bones of a Giant |website=penguinrandomhouse.ca |access-date=2025-06-20}}