Place: Victoria
Born: 1947
Biography:
David Day is a Canadian author and poet. He is best known for his books on J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Day has published over 46 books of poetry, natural history, ecology, mythology, fantasy, and children's literature. He was born in Victoria, Canada, and graduated from the University of Victoria in 1976. Day has been a columnist for Punch and received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Victoria in 2015.