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David Boyd (author)

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David Boyd
Born(1951-03-07)March 7, 1951
St. Stephen, New Brunswick
DiedJune 26, 2025(2025-06-26) (aged 74)
St. Stephen, New Brunswick
OccupationAuthor
NationalityCanadian
GenreChildren's, YA, Adult Historical Fiction
Website
www.davidboyd.ca

David Boyd (March 7, 1951 – June 26, 2025[1]) was a Canadian author residing in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Boyd's body of work includes children's literature, young adult fiction, and adult historical fiction.

Early life and education

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Boyd was born in St Stephen, New Brunswick.[2] He graduated from Mount Allison University with a BA in English in 1974.[2] While still studying, he took a job at the private Applebee College,[2] where he received the Prime Minister's Teaching Award in 1998.[3]

Career

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Boyd was an English and Media teacher at Appleby College.[4] He wrote a historical fiction series on World War II, "The Reflecting Man," for adults as D.K.R. Boyd and for children/YA readers as David Boyd.

As a playwright, Boyd adapted Shakespeare's Macbeth to create Macbeth: A Multimedia Event (1995) and Julius Caesar to create Caesar: A Multimedia Event (2005). In 1996, his Young Adult novel Bottom Drawer was nominated for a Governor General's Award. He also wrote dystopian fiction under the pseudonym of David Collins. He is the brother of economist Dr. Lorraine Eden.

Selected works

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Boyd published works across multiple genres, including children's literature, young adult fiction, and adult historical fiction. Notable works include:

  • The Face in the Flames – 1989, reprinted 1998
  • Spellbound! – 1990, reprinted 1998
  • The Danger Beneath – 1990, reprinted 1998
  • Earthwatch – 1990, reprinted 1998
  • Looking for a Hero – 1993; e-book edition 2013
  • Champlain Summer – 1993
  • Bottom Drawer – 1996 (Nominated for a Governor General's Award); e-book edition 2013
  • On The Lines: The Adventures of a Linesman in the N.H.L. (co-authored with Ron Finn) – 1993
  • Leonardo’s Wings – 2005; e-book edition June 2013
  • Little Sure Shot – 2005; e-book edition June 2013
  • Khan of Khans – 2005; e-book edition June 2013
  • Marco Polo and the Roc – 2006
  • The Hidden Message – 2006
  • Pearl Harbor – 2006
  • Beware the Vikings – 2006
  • Napoleon's Land Stand – 2006
  • Hannibal – 2006
  • Pearl of the Tsars – 2007
  • Battle of Queenston Heights – 2007
  • Closer To Hamlet – 2010
  • Aftermath – 2010 (eBook edition); 2020 - KDP edition
  • Runner – 2010 (eBook edition); 2020 - KDP edition
  • The Grief Team – (as David Collins) – March 2013 (Kindle edition)
  • My Mom Always Yells Too Loud in the Arena and Other Poems about Hockey – April 2013 (Apple iBook edition)
  • Suleyman's Library – e-book edition June 2013
  • Good Queen Bess – e-book edition June 2013
  • Heart Of A Lion – e-book edition June 2013
  • The Reflecting Man: Volume One – trade paperback and e-book edition July 2013
  • The Reflecting Man: Volume Two – trade paperback and e-book edition April 2015
  • The Reflecting Man: Volume Three – trade paperback and e-book edition May 2017[5]
  • The Reflecting Man: Volume Four – trade paperback and e-book edition April 2020
  • The Reflecting Man: Volume Five - trade paperback and e-book edition April 2024

References

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  1. ↑ "David Kevin Richard Boyd Obituary". Canada Remembers. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "CM Magazine Profile: David Boyd". www.umanitoba.ca. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Certificate of Achievement Recipients: David Boyd". www.ic.gc.ca. Archived from the original on August 29, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  4. ↑ "D.K.R. Boyd". The Independent Author Network. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Critically acclaimed author D.K.R. Boyd continues page-turning historical fiction series". Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
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