Bio

www.GenniGunn.com

04/10/09

GENNI GUNN is a writer, musician and translator. Born in Trieste, she came to Canada when she was eleven.  She has published eight books: two novels -- Tracing Iris and Thrice Upon a Time, two short story collections -- Hungers and On The Road, two poetry collections --  Faceless and Mating in Captivity, and an opera libretto -- Alternate Visions (music by John Oliver). As well, she has translated from Italian two collections of poems -- Devour Me Too and Traveling in the Gait of a Fox by renowned Italian author, Dacia Maraini.

Her novel, Tracing Iris, has been optioned for a film, and her work has been published widely in literary magazines, anthologies and text books, and been translated into Italian and Chinese.

Before she turned to writing full-time, Gunn toured Canada extensively with a variety of bands ( bass guitar, piano and vocals).

Gunn has a B.F.A. and an M.F.A. from the University of British Columbia. She is a member of the Writers' Union of  Canada,  The Literary Translators Association of Canada, and Pen International.