David Alton Manicom (born July 19, 1960) is a Canadian diplomat, civil servant,

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Biography

Manicom was born in

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, and lived there until he attended the

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. He has also lived in

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. He has contributed to numerous publications, including ''Rubicon'', ''AWOL'', ''Words Apart'' and ''Quarry''. Manicom's ''The Burning Eaves'' (2003) was a finalist for the 2004 Governor General's Awards for English Language Poetry, while ''Progeny of Ghosts'' (1998) won the Quebec Writer's Federation prize for non-fiction and was short-listed for the National Writer's Trust Viacom award for non-fiction. He is currently the associate assistant deputy minister of the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.

Bibliography

*''Sense of Season'' (Victoria, B.C.: Porcepic, 1988) *''Theology of Swallows'' (Lantzville, B.C.: Oolichan, 1991) *''The Older Graces'' (Lantzville, B.C.: Oolichan, 1997) *''Ice in Dark Water'' (Lantzville, B.C.: Oolichan, 1997) *''Progeny of Ghosts: Travels in Russia and the Old Empire'' (Lantzville, B.C.: Oolichan, 1998) *''The Burning Eaves'' (Lantzville, B.C.: Oolichan, 2003) *''The School at Chartres'' (Lantzville, B.C.: Oolichan, 2005) *''Anna's Shadow'' (Montreal: Véhicule Press, 2008) *''Desert Rose, Butterfly Storm '' (Lantzville, B.C.: Oolichan, 2009)

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1960 births Living people 20th-century Canadian poets Canadian male poets Canadian diplomats People from Ingersoll, Ontario University of Toronto alumni 20th-century Canadian male writers McGill University alumni {{Canada-novelist-stub