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)
	1975 God is Not a Fish Inspector (short stories)
	1976 In the Gutting Shed (poetry)
	1978 Red Dust (short stories)
	1980 Gentle Sinners (novel)
	1986 The Carpenter of Dreams (poetry)
	1990 What Can't Be Changed Shouldn't Be Mourned (short stories)
	1992 The Girl with the Botticelli Face (novel)
	1994 Thor (children, also published as Winter Rescue)
	1994 The Hockey Fan (children)
	1996 Sarah and the People of Sand River (children)
	1997 Garbage Creek and Other Stories (children)
	1999 The Divorced Kids Club and Other Stories (children)
	2000 Frances (children)
	2011 What The Bear Said Skald Tales from New Iceland
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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

Links

• Official site

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Added 09 April 2006.
Updated 10 April 2014.