Mark Frutkin

Mark Frutkin (born January 2, 1948) is a Canadian novelist and poet. He has published seven books of fiction and three books of poetry, as well as a work of non-fiction. In 2007, his novel, Fabrizio's Return, won the Trillium Prize for Best Book in Ontario^[1] and the Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic,^[2] and was nominated for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book (Canada/Caribbean region).^[3] In 1988, his novel, Atmospheres Apollinaire, was short-listed for a Governor General's Award and was also short-listed for the Trillium Award, as well as the Ottawa-Carleton Book Award.

Frutkin went to Canada in 1970 as a draft resister during the Vietnam War after obtaining a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola University in Chicago, USA. In 1967-68 he studied at Loyola University in Rome, Italy. From 1970-80, he lived in a log cabin with no electricity or running water near Wolf Lake, Quebec. Since 1980, he has lived in Ottawa, Canada with his wife, Faith, and son, Elliot.

As a journalist and critic he has written articles and reviews for The Globe & Mail, Harper's, the Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Amazon.com/ca, Ottawa Magazine and other publications. His poetry and fiction have been published in numerous Canadian and foreign journals including Canadian Fiction Magazine, Descant, and Prism International.

Works

• Erratic North (non-fiction) - 2008
• Fabrizio's Return (novel) – 2006^[4] Winner of the 2006 Trillium Award for Best Book in Ontario; Winner of Sunburst Award; Finalist for Commonwealth Award (Canada/Caribbean region) Slow Lightning (novel) - 2001
• The Lion Of Venice (novel) -1997
• In The Time Of The Angry Queen (novel) -1993^[5]
• Invading Tibet (novel) -1991^[6]
• Atmospheres Apollinaire (novel) –1988, re-issued - 1998 (Finalist for Governor General's Award for Fiction in 1988; finalist for Trillium Award; finalist for Ottawa-Carleton Book Award)
• The Growing Dawn (novel) -1988
• Iron Mountain (poetry) - 2001
• Acts Of Light (poetry) -1992
• The Alchemy Of Clouds (poetry) - 1985

References

1. ^ "Mark Frutkin wins Trillium book prize". Toronto Star. 2007-06-04. http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/221356. Retrieved 2008-06-16. 
2. ^ "Fabrizio Is An SF Fable". Sci Fi Wire. 2007-10-15. http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=5&id=44730. Retrieved 2008-06-16. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Munro and more on short list for prize". Toronto Star. 2007-02-11. http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/180455. Retrieved 2008-06-16. 
4. ^ "Astronomical talent: Halley's Comet inspires a time-bending, heart-stopping tour de force.". Literary Review of Canada. 2006-06-01. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-32167998_ITM. Retrieved 2008-06-16. 
5. ^ "Year in Review 1993: Literature: Canada". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-232553/Literature. Retrieved 2008-06-16. 
6. ^ Goodrich, Chris (1993-02-21). "INVADING TIBET by Mark Frutkin". Los Angeles Times. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/60194588.html?dids=60194588:60194588&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+21%2C+1993&author=CHRIS+GOODRICH&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=FICTION&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2008-06-16. 

External links

• Official site

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Name	Frutkin, Mark
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Short description	Canadian writer
Date of birth	January 2, 1948
Place of birth	Canada
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