David Elias

This article is about the Canadian writer. For Canadian curler by this name, see Dave Elias.

David Elias (born 1949) is a Canadian writer from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

David Elias
Born	1949 (1949) Winkler, Manitoba
Occupation	writer
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	University of Manitoba
Period	1990s–present
Spouse	Brenda Sciberras

Career

Elias was born in Winkler, Manitoba in 1949 in a Mennonite home, a topic that often is addressed in his writing. He later moved to Winnipeg where he completed a degree in Philosophy and English from the University of Manitoba, and wrote his first collection of short stories called Crossing the Line in 1992.

Since then he has written six other works of fiction including Places of Grace (1997), Sunday Afternoon (2005), Waiting for Elvis (2009), Henry's Game (2012), Along the Border (2014), Elizabeth of Bohemia: A Novel about Elizabeth Stuart, the Winter Queen (2019) and one work of non-fiction called The Truth About the Barn. His novel Sunday Afternoon was nominated for the Books in Canada First Novel Award as well as the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award and the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction. Elizabeth of Bohemia was also nominated for the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction. He is married to poet Brenda Sciberras.