Douglas Young

Born in Bartow, Florida, in 1961, Dr. Douglas Young was reared a faculty brat in Athens, Georgia, before becoming a professor himself. He taught political science and history at Gordon College in Barnesville, Georgia, from 1987 to 1999. He then taught at Gainesville State College in Gainesville, Georgia, from 1999 to 2013, and he taught at the University of North Georgia–Gainesville from 2013 to the end of 2020 where he also advised UNG’s multiple award-winning Politically Incorrect and Chess Clubs. Now a professor emeritus, his essays, poems, and short stories have appeared in a variety of publications in America, Canada, and Europe. His first novel, Deep in the Forest, was published in 2021, and the second, Due South, came out in 2022. In 2024 his This Little Opinion Plus $1.50 Will Buy You a Coke: A Collection of Essays appeared.