Dan Dowhal

Dan Dowhal, (rhymes with "howl" or "towel") is the author of four novels, Skyfisher (2010), Flam Grub (2011). Bury Your Horses (2021) and his most recent, Sled Doug, published by Parka Press in 2026..

Born and raised in Toronto's Queen West district, Dan holds a Journalism degree from now-called Toronto Metropolitan University, where he also served as editor-in-chief of The Eyeopener weekly.

Dan currently lives in Dawson City, Yukon. He first came to the Klondike as Writer-in-Residence at Berton House in 2011. Dan also works as a newspaper editor and librarian. Away from the keyboard, Dan is the alpha male of a pack of sled dogs and also plays fourth-line winger for the Dawson City Gold Diggers.