Douglas Stuart is a Scottish - American author.

His debut novel, Shuggie Bain, is shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize and also for the National Book Award for Fiction.

Shuggie Bain is also a finalist for the Kirkus Prize and a finalist for The Center for Fiction First novel prize. It is longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.

Douglas wrote Shuggie Bain over a ten year period and is currently at work on his second novel. His short stories, Found Wanting, and The Englishman, were both published in The New Yorker magazine. His writing on Gender, Anxiety and Poverty can be found on Lit Hub.

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he is a graduate of The Royal College of Art, and since 2000 he has lived and worked in New York City.