Mark Frutkin Explained

Mark Frutkin (born January 2, 1948) is a Canadian novelist and poet. He has published ten books of fiction, three books of poetry, as well as two works of non-fiction and a book of essays. In 2022, his novel The Artist and the Assassin won the Silver Medal in the IPPY Awards (for books from independent publishers in Canada/US/Australia), in the category of literary 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. His works have been shortlisted for the Ottawa Book Awards five times.

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, Ontario, Canada with his wife, Faith.

As a journalist and critic he has written articles and reviews for The Globe and 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

• "The Walled Garden" (essays) - 2023 TBD (Upcoming)
• "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^[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) -1983
• Iron Mountain (poetry) - 2001
• Acts Of Light (poetry) -1992
• The Alchemy Of Clouds (poetry) - 1985

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. News: Mark Frutkin wins Trillium book prize . . 2007-06-04 . 2008-06-16 .
2. News: Fabrizio Is An SF Fable . . 2007-10-15 . 2008-06-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071102230147/http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=5&id=44730 . November 2, 2007 .
3. News: Munro and more on short list for prize . Toronto Star . 2007-02-11 . 2008-06-16 .
4. News: Astronomical talent: Halley's Comet inspires a time-bending, heart-stopping tour de force. . . 2006-06-01 . 2008-06-16 .
5. Encyclopedia: Year in Review 1993: Literature: Canada . . 2008-06-16 .
6. News: INVADING TIBET by Mark Frutkin . . 1993-02-21 . 2008-06-16 . Chris . Goodrich . 2011-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524230820/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/60194588.html?dids=60194588:60194588&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+21,+1993&author=CHRIS+GOODRICH&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=FICTION&pqatl=google . dead .