David Arnason
Encyclopedia
David Arnason is a Canadian
author
and poet
who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with his partner Mhari Mackintosh.
ic descent and often writes about the Icelandic community in Canada. He is the son of Baldvin and Gudrun Arnason and the eldest of seven children. He attended the University of Manitoba
where he received a B.A. and M.A., and has a Ph.D. from the University of New Brunswick
.
Arnason co-founded the Journal of Canadian Fiction with John Moss
at the University of New Brunswick in 1972.
He was one of the co-founders of Queenston House Press in Winnipeg and has been an editor of Turnstone Press in Winnipeg since 1975. He was chairman of the Literary Press Group and a member of the executive of the Association of Canadian Publishers. He served on the Manitoba Arts Council 1985-1987.
He has taught at the University of Manitoba since 1972, and was the head of the English Department from 1997 to 2006. He was Acting Head of the Department of Icelandic, at the University of Manitoba from 1998 to 2006. His archives are held at University of Manitoba.
Canada
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author
Author
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and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with his partner Mhari Mackintosh.
Life
Arnason is of IcelandIceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic descent and often writes about the Icelandic community in Canada. He is the son of Baldvin and Gudrun Arnason and the eldest of seven children. He attended the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
where he received a B.A. and M.A., and has a Ph.D. from the University of New Brunswick
University of New Brunswick
The University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...
.
Arnason co-founded the Journal of Canadian Fiction with John Moss
John Errington Moss
John Errington Moss is a Canadian. Notable for the Quin and Morgan novels which he began after teaching for many years at the University of Ottawa, he has lectured on Canadian literature in Europe, the United States, Japan, Greenland, and the Canary Islands...
at the University of New Brunswick in 1972.
He was one of the co-founders of Queenston House Press in Winnipeg and has been an editor of Turnstone Press in Winnipeg since 1975. He was chairman of the Literary Press Group and a member of the executive of the Association of Canadian Publishers. He served on the Manitoba Arts Council 1985-1987.
He has taught at the University of Manitoba since 1972, and was the head of the English Department from 1997 to 2006. He was Acting Head of the Department of Icelandic, at the University of Manitoba from 1998 to 2006. His archives are held at University of Manitoba.
Works
- Marsh Burning – 1980
- The Icelanders - 1981
- Fifty Stories and a Piece Of Advice – 1982
- The Circus Performers' Bar – 1984
- Skrag – 1987
- The Happiest Man in the World and Other Stories – 1989
- The Pagan Wall – 1992
- The Dragon and the Dry Goods Princess – 1994
- The New Icelanders: A North American Community – 1994
- If Pigs Could Fly - 1995
- King Jerry - 2001
- The Demon Lover - 2002
- The Imagined City: A Literary History Of Winnipeg Edited by David Arnason & Mhari Mackintosh, 2005. ISBN 9780888012982 - The Imagined City won both The Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award and The Mary Scorer Book Award for best book by a Manitoba publisher in 2005.
- Baldur's Song: A Saga - 2010