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Jdcarpenter

J.D. Carpenter. Courtesy Amazon.

J.D. "David" Carpenter (born 1948) is a Canadian poet and novelist.[1]

Life[]

Carpenter was born and raised in Toronto. He began writing at 19 years of age.[1]

He attended York University, receiving a B.A. in 1971, and then Queen's University, Kingston, receiving a Bachelor of Education in 1972.[1]

He taught high school English for 25 years.[1] He published his earliet book of poetry in 1976, and 3 more by 1990. In the 1990's he began writing novels, publishing 4 between 2001 and 2008.[1]

He lives in Prince Edward County, Ontario.[2]

Recognition[]

Campbell's debut novel, The Devil in Me, was a Globe & Mail best-seller, and was nominated for an Arthur Ellis Award.[3]

Publications[]

Poetry[]

  • Nightfall, Ferryland Head. Missing Link Press, 1976.
  • Swimming at Twelve Mile. Moonbeam, ON: Penumbra Press, 1979.
  • Lakeview. Windsor, ON: Black Moss Press, 1990.
  • Compassionate Travel.Windsor, ON: Black Moss Press, 1994.

Novels[]

  • Twelve Trees: A novel. Toronto: Dundurn Group, 2008.

Campbell Young mysteries[]

  • The Devil in Me. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2001.
  • Bright's Kill. Toronto: Dundurn Group, 2005.
  • 74 Miles Away. Toronto: Dundurn Group, 2007.


Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 J.D. Carpenter, Canlit Authors, Canadian Literature. Web, July 6, 2012.
  2. J.D. Carpenter, Crime Writers of Canada. Mar. 31, 2017.
  3. J.D. Carpenter, Authors, Dundurn, Web, July 6, 2012.
  4. Search results = au:J.D. Carpenter, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Mar. 31, 2017.

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