About Genni Gunn
Born 1949. Genni Gunn is a Canadian translator, novelist, poet, writer and musician.
Genni Gunn is a Canadian novelist, poet, and translator.
Born in Trieste, Italy, she currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. Gunn has a B.F.A. and an M.F.A. from the University of British Columbia. She is chair of Public Lending Rights, a member of The Writers' Union of Canada and the Literary Translators' Association of Canada and PEN International.
Her 2020 short story collection Permanent Tourist was shortlisted for the 2021 ReLit Award for short fiction.
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Genni Gunn was born in 1949 in Trieste.
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Genni Gunn is a translator, novelist, poet, writer and musician.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Genni Gunn. https://biography.guide/genni-gunn/
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