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Douglas Glover was born on 14 November 1948 and grew up on a farm near Waterford, Ontario. He earned a B.A. in philosophy in 1969 from York University, an M. Litt. in 1971 from the University of Edinburgh, and an M.F.A. in 1982 from the University of Iowa. In between, Glover worked at several daily newspapers in New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. In the early 1990s, Glover moved to upstate New York and has taught at several universities and colleges. Currently, he teaches in the MFA in Writing Program at Vermont College.

Books by Douglas Glover

	1981 The Mad River (short stories)
	1984 Precious (novel)
	1985 Dog Attempts to Drown Man in Saskatoon (short stories)
	1988 The South Will Rise at Noon (novel)
	1991 A Guide to Animal Behaviour (short stories)
	1993 The Life and Times of Captain N. (novel)
	1999 Notes Home from a Prodigal Son (essays)
	2000 16 Categories of Desire (short stories)
	2003 Bad News of the Heart (short stories)
	2003 Elle (novel)
	2004 The Enamoured Knight (non-fiction)
	2012 Attack of the Copula Spiders (non-fiction)
	2013 Savage Love (short stories)
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Awards

• Books in Canada First Novel Award
  • 1984 – Precious – Shortlisted

• Governor General's Literary Awards: Fiction
  • 1991 – A Guide to Animal Behaviour – Shortlisted
  • 2003 – Elle – Winner

• Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
  • 2000 – 16 Categories of Desire – Shortlisted

• Timothy Findley Award
  • 2006 – Winner

Links

• Official site

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Added 26 July 2008.
Updated 10 May 2014.