Don Dickinson Explained

Don Dickinson
Birth Date:1947 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupation:short story writer, novelist
Period:1980s-2000s
Notableworks:Blue Husbands, The Crew, Robbiestime, Fighting the Upstream
Spouse:Chellie Margaret Eaton m. 1 May 1970 - present (3 children)

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]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. [Linda Svendsen]
  2. [IMDb]
  3. "Finalists announced for top book awards". Toronto Star, November 8, 1991.
  4. "Book finalists chosen Prize worth $5,000". The Globe and Mail, February 25, 1994.
  5. "Need for love seen by B.C. writer". The Province, June 14, 1992.
  6. [Linda Svendsen]
  7. "Striking it rich in Canada's literary sweepstakes". The Globe and Mail, October 19, 1996.