David Boyd (March 7, 1951 – June 26, 2025) 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
Boyd was born in St Stephen, New Brunswick. He graduated from Mount Allison University with a BA in English in 1974. While still studying, he took a job at the private Applebee College, where he received the Prime Minister's Teaching Award in 1998.
Career
Boyd was an English and Media teacher at Appleby College. 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
Boyd published works across multiple genres, including children's literature, young adult fiction, and adult historical fiction. Notable works include:
