Tradition dictates that bios are written in the third person but don’t be fooled, I wrote this myself. Okay, here it is
Brief Bio:
Douglas Davey is the author of the teen novels M in the Abstract and Switch, both published by Red Deer Press. He has Bachelors degrees in both Art and Education, a Masters in Library Science, and a certificate in Public Library Leadership. He works as a Library Administrator. He’s a fan of puzzles and games, and often makes his own. He has played guitar for many years, most notably with a long-running Joy Division cover band. He lives in Guelph, Ontario.
Full Bio:
Douglas Davey was born in Kingston, Ontario on May 15th, 1971, a particularly depressing time to be a child. He was raised and schooled outside of Battersea, Ontario, Canada, a small village north of Kingston.
As a young person, he could never imagine being an adult and therefore had no particular ambition to be anything, although ‘comic book creator’ or ‘independently wealthy book reader’ would have been high on his list, had he bothered to make one. He’s been reading, writing, recommending, and illustrating fiction his whole life.
He attended the University of Guelph, studying fine art and drama. He then went on to the University of Western Ontario where he earned a teaching degree. A lifelong lover of libraries, he spent several years working at the Guelph Public Library. While doing so, he returned to UWO to earn a Masters degree in Library and Information Science. He now works as the Manager, Library Services at the Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library.
He has many hobbies including puzzles and games, and he spends a silly amount of time either playing or making them. He also collects the worthless detritus of his childhood, such as antiquated video games and poorly-constructed movie memorabilia. Speaking of movies, he is a cinephile and loves to cosplay his heroes, usually Gandalf the Grey. Despite a dearth of innate skill or formal training, Douglas has been playing various kinds of guitars for three decades. For many years, he played guitar in Deutsche Vision, a surprisingly entertaining Joy Division cover band.
His first book, M in the Abstract, came out in 2013. His follow up, Switch, hit shelves in November 2014.
He is currently working on a number of writing projects, including another teen novel entitled Undertaking, a collection of short stories for teens, and a graphic novel.
He lives with his family in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.