Eugene McNamara

Eugene McNamara (born 1930) is a Canadian poet and fiction writer, and a Professor Emeritus at the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario.

Life
Born in Oak Park, Illinois, McNamara attended Northwestern University in Illinois where he received his Ph.D. He taught American literature and Creative Writing in the Department of English at the University of Windsor.

He founded the University of Windsor Review, which he edited from 1965 to 1987.

He has published in the genres of poetry, short stories and novels.

Recognition
Four of his short stories were selected for inclusion in the annual Best Canadian Stories. One of these stories appeared in Best American Short Stories in 1975.

He received the City of Windsor Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Literary Arts in 1998.

Poetry

 * 13 Poems. Windsor, ON : Printed at Assumption University of Windsor, [1962].
 * 21 x 3: Poems (by Dorothy Farmiloe, Len Gasparini [and] Eugene McNamara). Windsor, ON: Gryphon Press, 1967.
 * Screens (1977)
 * The Moving Light (1986)
 * Keeping in Touch: New and Selected Poems (1998)

Fiction

 * Spectral Evidence (1986), a set of short stories
 * Fox Trot (1994), a set of short stories
 * The Orphan's Waltz: A novel. Windsor, ON: Black Moss Press, 2008.

Non-fiction

 * "Laura" as Novel Film and Myth (1992)
 * Irving's Coat: Windsor's literary renaissance. Windsor, ON: Black Moss Press, 2006.