Don Dickinson
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Don Dickinson | |
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| Born | December 27, 1947 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Occupation | short story writer, novelist |
| Period | 1980s–present |
| Notable works | Blue Husbands, The Crew, Robbiestime, Fighting the Upstream |
| Spouse | Chellie Margaret Eaton m. 1 May 1970 - present (3 children) |
Don Dickinson (born December 27, 1947) is a Canadian writer and former actor, born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.[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]
