Douglas Stuart (writer)

This article is about Scottish-American writer and fashion designer. For other, see Douglas Stuart (disambiguation).

Douglas Stuart
Stuart in 2021
Born (1976-05-31) 31 May 1976 (age 48)
Sighthill, Glasgow, Scotland
Citizenship
  • British
  • American
Education
Occupations
  • Novelist
  • fashion designer
Notable workShuggie Bain (2020)
SpouseMichael Cary
Awards2020 Booker Prize
Websitewww.douglasdstuart.com

Douglas Stuart (born 31 May 1976)[1][2] is a Scottish-American writer and fashion designer. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he studied at the Scottish College of Textiles and London's Royal College of Art, before moving at the age of 24 to New York City, where he built a successful career in fashion design, while also beginning to write. His debut novel, Shuggie Bain – which had initially been turned down by many publishers on both sides of the Atlantic – was awarded the 2020 Booker Prize. His second novel, Young Mungo, was published in April 2022.

  1. ^ "Douglas Stuart". The Booker Prizes. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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