Frances Itani

Frances Susan Itani (born 25 August 1942) is a Canadian poet, fiction writer, and essayist.

Life
Itani was born in Belleville, Ontario and grew up in Quebec. She studied nursing in Montreal and North Carolina, a profession which she taught and practised for eight years. However, after enrolling in a writing class taught by W.O. Mitchell, she decided to change careers.

Itani has published ten books, ranging from fiction and poetry to a children's book. Her 2003 novel Deafening won the Commonwealth Writers Prize, Caribbean and Canada region, and has been published in 16 countries.

Recognition

 * Canadian Fiction magazine, best short story, "After the Rain," 1987.
 * Ottawa-Carleton Book Award (Fiction) for Man Without Face, 1994.
 * Drummer General's Award for fiction, Deafening, 2003.
 * 2004 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book (Caribbean & Canada region), Deafening.
 * Shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Literary Prize, Deafening, 2005.
 * Shortlisted for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, Deafening.
 * Deafening was chosen for the inclusion in Canada Reads 2006, championed by lawyer and author Maureen McTeer.
 * Une coquille de silence, the French-language translation of Deafening, was chosen for inclusion in Le combat des livres 2006, where it was also championed by McTeer.

Publications

 * Linger By the Sea &mdash; 1979
 * A Season of Mourning &mdash; 1988
 * Pack Ice and Truth or Lies &mdash; 1989
 * Man Without Face &mdash; 1994
 * Leaning, Leaning Over Water &mdash; 1998
 * Deafening &mdash; 2003
 * Poached Egg on Toast &mdash; 2004
 * Remembering The Bones &mdash; 2007
 * Requiem &mdash; 2011

Deafening HarperCollins Canada, 2003 Leaning, Leaning Over Water HarperCollins Canada, 1998 HarperPerennial edition, 1999 Man Without Face Oberon Press, 1994 Truth or Lies Oberon Press, 1989 Pack Ice Oberon Press, 1989 A Season of Mourning Brick Books, 1989 Rentee Bay Quarry Press, 1983 Linger By the Sea Brunswick Press, 1979 No Other Lodgings Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1978