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Author Bio
• Birth—August 25, 1942
• Where—Belleville, Ontario, Canada
• Raised—Quebec
• Education—Commonwealth Writers Prize
• Currently—N/A
Frances Susan Itani is a Canadian fiction writer, poet and essayist.
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.
Itani has published ten books, ranging from fiction and poetry to a children's book. Her 2003 novel Deafening won the Commonwealth Writers Prize, Caribbean and Canada region, and has been published in 16 countries. (From the publisher.)