Charles de Lint is a Canadian writer of Dutch origins. In 1974 he met MaryAnn Harris, and married her in 1980. They live in Canada. Along with writers like Terri Windling, Emma Bull, and John Crowley, de Lint popularized in the 1980s the genre of urban fantasy, most notably through The Borderland Series of books. His fantasy fiction is described under the fantasy sub-genres urban fantasy, contemporary magical realism, and mythic fiction. De Lint writes novels, novellas, short stories, poetry, and lyrics. His most famous works include: The Newford series of books, as well as Moonheart, The Mystery of Grace, The Painted Boy and A Circle of Cats. His distinctive style of fantasy draws upon local American folklore and European folklore; De Lint was influenced by many writers in the areas of mythology, folklore, and science fiction, including J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord Dunsany, William Morris, Mervyn Peake, James Branch Cabell, E.R. Eddison etc. Some of his mythic fiction poetry can be found online on the Endicott Studio website. 

December 22nd, 1951 in Bussum (Age 72)