Don Dickinson is the author of two short story collections, Fighting the Upstream (Oberon Press) and Blue Husbands (Porcupine’s Quill; nominated for the Governor General’s Award; winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize); and two novels, The Crew (Coteau Books; nominated for the Books in Canada First Novel Award) and Robbiestime (Harper-Collins). His stories have appeared in anthologies both in Canada and abroad.

For seven years he travelled widely, working jobs as varied as labourer, fitness instructor, and shepherd. He later taught high school and university English courses for over twenty years. Married with three children, he lives with his wife in Lillooet, BC.