William Dempsey Valgardson was born in 1939 in Winnipeg and grew up in Gimli, Manitoba. He received his B.A. in 1961 from United College, his B.Ed. in 1966 from the University of Manitoba, and his M.F.A. in 1969 from the University of Iowa. For many years, he taught creative writing at the University of Victoria.

Books by W.D. Valgardson

	1973 Bloodflowers: Ten Stories (short stories)	Biblio.com
	1975 God is Not a Fish Inspector (short stories)	Biblio.com
	1976 In the Gutting Shed (poetry)	Biblio.com
	1978 Red Dust (short stories)	Biblio.com
	1980 Gentle Sinners (novel)	Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1986 The Carpenter of Dreams (poetry)	Biblio.com
	1990 What Can't Be Changed Shouldn't Be Mourned (short stories)	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1992 The Girl with the Botticelli Face (novel)	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1994 Thor (children, also published as Winter Rescue)	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1994 The Hockey Fan (children)	Biblio.com
	1996 Sarah and the People of Sand River (children)	Biblio.com
	1997 Garbage Creek and Other Stories (children)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1999 The Divorced Kids Club and Other Stories (children)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2000 Frances (children)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
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Awards

• Books in Canada First Novel Award
  • 1980 – Gentle Sinners – Winner

• Governor General's Literary Award: Children's Literature
  • 1999 – The Divorced Kids Club and Other Stories – Shortlisted

• Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
  • 1993 – The Girl with the Botticelli Face – Winner

• Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize
  • 1997 – Sarah and the People of Sand River – Shortlisted
  • 2000 – The Divorced Kids Club and Other Stories – Shortlisted
  • 2001 – Frances – Shortlisted

• Silver Birch Award
  • 1998 – Garbage Creek and Other Stories – Shortlisted

Added 09 April 2006.
Updated 03 April 2010.