Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic
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Edition 7 (2007) Winner
Mark Frutkin
マーク・フルートキン
Māku Furutokin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-01-02 （Chicago, USA）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- near Wolf Lake, Quebec (1970-1980) → Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (1980-present)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, journalist, critic
- Active Years
- 1983-2023
- Nominations
- Commonwealth Writers' Prize finalist (Canada/Caribbean), Governor General's Award finalist (1988, Atmospheres Apollinaire), Trillium Award finalist (1988), Ottawa-Carleton Book Award finalist (1988), Ottawa Book Award shortlisted (5 times)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Chicago | — | — | Bachelor of Arts | 1960年代後半-1970 | USA |
| Loyola University Rome | — | — | — | 1967-1968 | Italy |
Loyola University Chicago
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Period:
1960年代後半-1970
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
USA
Loyola University Rome
Period:
1967-1968
Country:
Italy
Study abroad
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Trillium Book Award | Fabrizio's Return | Best Book in Ontario | Ontario | Winner |
| 2007 | Sunburst Award | Fabrizio's Return | Canadian Literature of the Fantastic | — | Winner |
| 2022 | IPPY Awards | The Artist and the Assassin | Literary Fiction | Independent Publisher Book Awards | Silver Medal |
Trillium Book Award
2007
Work:
Fabrizio's Return
Category:
Best Book in Ontario
Organization:
Ontario
Result:
Winner
Sunburst Award
2007
Work:
Fabrizio's Return
Category:
Canadian Literature of the Fantastic
Result:
Winner
IPPY Awards
2022
Work:
The Artist and the Assassin
Category:
Literary Fiction
Organization:
Independent Publisher Book Awards
Result:
Silver Medal
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fabrizio's Return
2006 Literary Fiction/FantasticA novel involving time travel and Halley's Comet.
Time travelCometsHistory
Atmospheres Apollinaire
1988 NovelNovel inspired by Apollinaire.
PoetsArt
The Artist and the Assassin
2021 Non-fictionBibliography
- The Walled Garden (essays) - 2023
- The Artist and the Assassin (non-fiction) - 2021
- The Rising Tide (non-fiction) - 2018
- Hermit Thrush (poetry) - 2016
- A Message for the Emperor (fiction) - 2012
- Colourless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously (essays) - 2012
- Walking Backwards (non-fiction) - 2011
- Erratic North (non-fiction) - 2008
- Fabrizio's Return (novel) - 2006
- Slow Lightning (novel) - 2001
- The Lion Of Venice (novel) - 1997
- In The Time Of The Angry Queen (novel) - 1993
- Invading Tibet (novel) - 1991
- Atmospheres Apollinaire (novel) - 1988
- The Growing Dawn (novel) - 1983
- Iron Mountain (poetry) - 2001
- Acts Of Light (poetry) - 1992
- The Alchemy Of Clouds (poetry) - 1985
Trivia
- Moved to Canada in 1970 as a draft resister during the Vietnam War.
- Lived in a log cabin without electricity or running water near Wolf Lake, Quebec from 1970-1980.