Eugene McNamara was born in Oak Park, Illinois, attended Northwestern University where he received his Ph.D. and emigrated to Canada in 1959. He taught American literature and Creative Writing at the University of Windsor where he is now Professor Emeritus. He founded and edited the University of Windsor Review from 1965 to 1987. He is a Canadian citizen. He and his wife, Margaret, live in Windsor, Ontario.
Awards
University of Windsor Alumni Award for Distinguished University Teaching, 1994.
City of Windsor Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Literary Arts, 1998.
Selected Publications
Love Scenes. (Hellrick Press, 1970).
Dillinger Poems. (Black Moss Press, 1971).
Screens. (Coach House Press, 1977).
Search for Sarah Grace and Other Stories. (Black Moss Press, 1977).
Call it a Day. (blewointment press, 1984).
Spectral Evidence. short stories. (Black Moss Press, 1986).
The Moving Light. (Wolsak & Wynn, 1986).
"Laura" as Novel Film and Myth. (Edwin Mellen, 1992).
Fox Trot. short stories. (Black Moss Press, 1994).
Keeping in Touch: New and Selected Poems. (Mosaic Press, 1998).
Selected Anthologies
Soundings. (House of Anansi Press, 1970).
A Government Job at Last. (Macleod Books, 1976).
94: Best Canadian Stories. (Oberon Press, 1994).
Books in Print
McNamara, Eugene
Call it a Day. blewointment press, 1984.
Fox Trot. short stories. Black Moss Press, 1994.
Keeping in Touch: New and Selected Poems. Mosaic Press, 1998.
"Laura" as Novel Film and Myth. Edwin Mellen, 1992.
Screens. Coach House Press, 1977.
Spectral Evidence. short stories. Black Moss Press, 1986.
The Moving Light. Wolsak & Wynn, 1986.
Eugene McNamara, 289 Bellepreche Place, Windsor, Ontario, N8S 3B6, (519)
944-2463.
