Biography
Charles Dickinson was born in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the University of Kentucky, earning a B.A. in 1973. A journalist by profession, he worked as a copyeditor at the Chicago Sun-Times (1983–89) and later became assistant metropolitan editor at the Chicago Tribune. He lives near Chicago with his wife, Donna.
His latest novel, A Family in Time, is now available exclusively as an e-book. He is also the author of:
- A Shortcut in Time
- The Widows’ Adventures
- Crows
- Rumor Has It
- Waltz in Marathon
- With or Without, a collection of short stories
HarperCollins recently published Waltz in Marathon, The Widows' Adventures, Crows, Rumor Has It, and With or Without as e-books.
Awards & Honors: His stories have been included twice in the O. Henry Awards collections — “Risk” (1984) and “Child in the Leaves” (1989). He received the Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award for Waltz in Marathon (1984), the Friends of American Writers top prize for Crows (1986), and an Illinois Arts Council grant (1982).
Critics have compared his work to Margaret Atwood, Anne Tyler, Michael Crichton, and Raymond Carver. Publishers Weekly called him “a splendid writer who has yet to reach the audience he deserves.”
His fiction and non-fiction have appeared in:
- New Yorker
- Atlantic Monthly
- Esquire
- Grand Street
- The Pikestaff Forum
- The New York Times Book Review
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Chicago Tribune
Literary representation: Robin Straus Agency, Inc.