Background
Elliott, William Douglas was born on January 13, 1938 in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States. Son of Alfred Marlyn and Lulu (Maynard) Elliott.
Elliott, William Douglas was born on January 13, 1938 in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States. Son of Alfred Marlyn and Lulu (Maynard) Elliott.
Bachelor, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1960. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1961. Doctor of Education in English, University Michigan, 1967.
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, University Iowa, 1962.
Teaching assistant English University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1960—1961, 1962—1963. Scholar in writing University Iowa, 1961—1962. Instructor Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio, 1964—1965, Washtenaw Community College, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1966—1967.
Assistant professor English Bemidji State University, 1967—1968, associate professor, 1969—1979, professor, since 1980, chairman department English, 1983—1986.
Member of Modern Language Association, American Association Canada Studies, Association Commonwealth Studies Can, Association Canada Studies, International Council Canada Studies, Associate Writing Programs, Midwestern Modern Language Association.
Married Gwendolyn Warren, July 19, 1960. Children: Sharon Elizabeth, Douglas Warren.