Introduction
David Alton Manicom (born July 19, 1960) is a Canadian diplomat, civil servant, poet, and novelist.
Biography
Manicom was born in Ingersoll, Ontario and lived there until he attended the University of Toronto and McGill University in Montreal. He has also lived in Aylmer, Quebec, Moscow, Islamabad, Beijing, Geneva, and New Delhi.
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 currently serves as the Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
Family life
Manicom married Teresa Marquis on August 13, 1983. They have three children and reside in Ottawa, Ontario.