Douglas Stuart

Douglas Stuart was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in the Sighthill neighborhood, where he grew up with his two older siblings. His father left early in his life, and he lived with his mother and siblings until his mother passed from complications of alcoholism when he was 16. After her death, he moved into a boarding house on his own. Stuart went on to earn his bachelor’s at the Scottish College of Textiles and his master’s degree at the Royal College of Art in London. He has primarily worked in the fashion industry in New York with several world-renowned brands. In addition to his work in textiles, he began writing smaller pieces that were published in The New Yorker and LitHub. His debut novel, Shuggie Bain, received broad praise and won the Booker Prize in 2020. Heriot-Watt University subsequently awarded Stuart an honorary doctorate in 2021. His second novel, Young Mungo, was published in April 2022. Stuart is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States, and he currently lives in New York with his husband, Michael Cary.