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Don Dickinson

Don Dickinson

Canadian writer

For the Michigan lawyer and politician, see Donald M. Dickinson.

Don Dickinson (born December 27, 1974) is a Canadian writer and actor, born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on December 27, 1947.[1][2] He was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 1991 Governor General's Awards for his short story collection Blue Husbands,[3] and for the 1993 Books in Canada First Novel Award for his novel The Crew.[4] Blue Husbands was also a winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 1992.[5]

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Dickinson has published one other short story collection and three novels. A graduate of the University of Saskatchewan and the University of British Columbia, he worked primarily as a school teacher in Lillooet, British Columbia.[6] He served on the jury for the Governor General's Awards in 1996.[7]

Works

  • Fighting the Upstream (1987)
  • Blue Husbands (1991)
  • The Crew (1993)
  • Robbiestime (2000)
  • Rag and Bone Man (2019)

References

  1. [1]
    Linda Svendsen, Words We Call Home: Celebrating Creative Writing at UBC. UBC Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0774844697. p. 33.
  2. [2]
    IMDb url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225515/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
  3. [3]
    "Finalists announced for top book awards". Toronto Star, November 8, 1991.
  4. [4]
    "Book finalists chosen Prize worth $5,000". The Globe and Mail, February 25, 1994.
  5. [5]
    "Need for love seen by B.C. writer". The Province, June 14, 1992.
  6. [6]
    Linda Svendsen, Words We Call Home: Celebrating Creative Writing at UBC. UBC Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0774844697. p. 33.
  7. [7]
    "Striking it rich in Canada's literary sweepstakes". The Globe and Mail, October 19, 1996.


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