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David Arnason
 David Arnason (born 23 May 1940) is a Canadian author and poet of Icelandic heritage from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He has a son, Vincent Arnason. LifeBorn in Gimli, Manitoba, Arnason is of Icelandic descent and often writes about the Icelandic community in Canada. He is the son of Baldwin and Gudrun Arnason[1] and the eldest of seven children. He attended the University of Manitoba where he received a B.A. (1961), a Certificate in Education (1963) and M.A. (1969), and has a PhD from the University of New Brunswick (1983-1984).[1][2] Arnason co-founded the Journal of Canadian Fiction[1] with John Moss at the University of New Brunswick in 1972. He was one of the co-founders of Queenston House Press in Winnipeg and has been an editor of Turnstone Press in Winnipeg since 1975. He was chairman of the Literary Press Group and a member of the executive of the Association of Canadian Publishers. He served on the Manitoba Arts Council 1985–1987. He was a general editor of the Macmillan Themes in Canadian Literature series.[1] He has been a member of the advisory board of Anansi Press.[1] He began working for the CBC in the early 1970s; he has reviewed books and theatre, as well as created various radio adaptations.[1] He has written short stories, poetry, and novels, fiction and non-fiction.[1] He edited Dorothy Livesay's Right Hand, Left Hand.[1] He has taught at the University of Manitoba since 1973[1] and was the head of the English Department from 1997 to 2006.[2] He was Acting Head of the Department of Icelandic, at the University of Manitoba from 1998 to 2006. As of 2018 he is a full professor at the University of Manitoba and chair of both the Icelandic and the English departments.[1] The University of Manitoba Archives and Special Collections hold the David Arnason Fonds, which includes manuscripts and correspondence.[1][3] Works
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