Frances Itani
Frances Susan Itani, née Hill is a Canadian fiction writer, poet and essayist. She is a Member of the Order of Canada.Biography
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.
She married Tetsuo Itani, a retired Canadian Forces officer and humanitarian, in 1967. They reside in Ottawa, Ontario.
Itani has published thirteen books, ranging from fiction and poetry to a children's book. Her 2003 novel Deafening was shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Award, and won the Commonwealth Writers Prize, Caribbean and Canada region, and has been published in 16 countries.Awards
