David Macfarlane

David Macfarlane (born 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian journalist, playwright and novelist.

He published a family memoir, The Danger Tree, (published as Come From Away in the US) in 1991. His debut novel, 1999's Summer Gone, was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and was a winner of the Books in Canada First Novel Award.

Macfarlane was employed as an arts columnist for The Globe and Mail until 2003.

Works

• The Danger Tree (1991)
• Summer Gone (1999)
• Fishwrap (2005)