Don Dickinson

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]

Don Dickinson
Born	(1947-12-27) December 27, 1947 (age 76) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupation	short story writer, novelist
Nationality	Canadian
Period	1980s-2000s
Notable works	Blue Husbands, The Crew, Robbiestime, Fighting the Upstream
Spouse	Chellie Margaret Eaton m. 1 May 1970 - present (3 children)

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. Linda Svendsen, Words We Call Home: Celebrating Creative Writing at UBC. UBC Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0774844697. p. 33.
2. IMDb url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225515/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
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, Words We Call Home: Celebrating Creative Writing at UBC. UBC Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0774844697. p. 33.
7. "Striking it rich in Canada's literary sweepstakes". The Globe and Mail, October 19, 1996.