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Photo credit
Carol Howard Donati
Genni Gunn
BIO
Biography

 

Genni Gunn is an author, musician and translator. Born in Trieste, she came to Canada as a child. Her thirteen published books include three novels, three short story collections, three poetry collections, and a collection of personal essays. As well, she has translated from Italian three collections of poems by two renowned Italian authors: Devour Me Too  and Traveling in the Gait of a Fox by Dacia Maraini, and Text Me by Corrado Calabrò. Gunn’s books have been translated into Italian and Dutch, her novel Tracing Iris was made into a film, and her opera libretto, Alternate Visions, was produced by Chants Libres (music by John Oliver). She lives in Vancouver, and is at work on a new novel set in Italy.

ADDRESS
City: Vancouver, Province/Territory: British Columbia
EMAIL
GENRE
Fiction, Poetry, Translation, Libretto
LANGUAGES
English, Translation from Italian
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Accidents
Publisher
Signature Editions
Year
2022
Title
Permanent Tourists
Publisher
Signature Editions
Year
2020
Title
Text Me (translation of Dimmi Con SMS by Corrado Calabró)
Publisher
Signature Editions
Year
2015
Title
Tracks: Journeys in Time and Place
Publisher
Signature Editions
Year
2013
Title
Solitaria (Longlisted for the Giller Prize 2011)
Publisher
Signature Editions
Year
2010
Title
Faceless
Publisher
Signature Editions
Year
2007
Title
Alternate Visions (Opera Libretto)
Publisher
Chant Libres Production, Montreal
Year
2007
Title
Hungers
Publisher
Raincoast Books
Year
2002
Title
Tracing Iris (Alla Ricerca di Iris, Italian Translation, 2022)
Publisher
Raincoast Books
Year
2001
Title
Mating in Captivity
Publisher
Quarry Press
Year
1993
Title
Traveling in the Gait of a Fox (translation of Viaggiando Con Passo di Volpe by Dacia Maraini)
Publisher
Quarry Press
Year
1992
Title
On the Road
Publisher
Oberon Press
Year
1991
Title
Thrice Upon a Time
Publisher
Quarry Press
Year
1990
Title
Devour Me Too (translation of Mangiami Pure by Dacia Maraini)
Publisher
Guernica Editions
Year
1987
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Longlisted, The Scotiabank Giller Prize
Publication
Solitaria
Year
2011
Name
Finalist, The Gerald Lampert Poetry Award
Publication
Mating in Captivity
Year
1993
Name
Finalist, Best First Novel Canada/Caribbean Division for The Commonwealth Prize
Publication
Thrice Upon a Time
Year
1991
Name
Finalist, The John Glassco Translation Award
Publication
Devour Me Too
Year
1987
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
Any size
Presentation Length
1 to 2 hours
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Various presentations on elements of fiction; readings and presentations on my books.

 

Presentation Fee(s)
$300
Workshop details
Audience Size
12-15
Intended Audience
Aspiring writers of all ages.
Workshop Length
2 hours - also workshops over several days
Workshop Description
Workshop description

Workshops on elements of fiction, screenwriting, poetry for all different levels. Also workshops on editing and publishing.

Workshop Fee(s)
$250/hr
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
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Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
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