David Francis (author)

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David Francis
Born (1958-11-12) 12 November 1958 (age 65)
Mornington, Victoria, Australia

David Francis (born 12 November 1958) is an Australian novelist, lawyer and academic.

Life

David Francis was born in the Mornington Bush Nursing Hospital in

The Peninsula School, and his family farm, "Tooradin Estate".[2][3]

Francis studied arts and law at

show-jumping circuit just outside New York.[3][4][5]

Francis is currently based in Los Angeles where he works for the law firm of

PEN American Center.[6] He has taught creative writing at Occidental College, University of California (Los Angeles campus) and for the Masters of Professional Writing program at University of Southern California. He spends part of each year in Australia and also at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris.[4][5]

Novels and literary career

Francis started writing fiction in 1996. His first novel, Agapanthus Tango, tells the story of the travels of a 12-year-old boy, named Day, when he sets out on his horse after his mother dies.[7] Agapanthus Tango was first published by HarperCollins/Fourth Estate in the United Kingdom and then by HarperCollins in Australia. Since then, it has been translated, and re-published, in Germany (2002), Italy (2002), Holland (2002) and France (2004). In 2005 it was published in the United States with the new title, The Great Inland Sea, by MacAdam/Cage.[5] In 2006, the French company, Serena Films, purchased the film rights for the novel.[5]

Writing for The Washington Post, Jeff Turrentine described The Great Inland Sea as "a bowl of ripe cherries: graceful and unaffected…we should be grateful for stories of this scale, crafted by writers of this skill".[8] The San Francisco Chronicle featured The Great Inland Sea as an "Editor's recommendation", writing: "David Francis may not be a poet, but he sure writes like one. His prose is lean but dreamy, full of sensual detail [...] It's all done with skill and elegance."[9]

In 2008, Francis's second novel, Stray Dog Winter was published

Lambda Literary Award finalist in 2009.[5][16][17][18]

Francis's work has appeared in

The Advocate, the Southern California Review, Best Australian Short Stories (2010), Griffith Review, Meanjin and The Harvard Review.[4][19][20][21][22][23]

Achievements and awards

List of works

Novels

  • Agapanthus Tango –
    ISBN 1-84115-488-1
  • Great Inland Sea –
    ISBN 1-59692-180-3
  • Stray Dog Winter –
    ISBN 978-1-59692-315-7

Short fiction

  • "How's It Going Peter Pan?" (Southern California Review (1.2), 2008)
  • "Daisy on the Bridge" (Wet Ink, 2008)
  • "Once Removed" (Best Australian Stories of 2010, Black Inc, 2010)
  • "Parts Unknown" – (Meanjin, 2012)

Non-fiction

  • "No Jesus Man" – Griffith Review, 2011

References

  1. ^ David, Francis (30 May 2008). "A Fulfilling Life in the Saddle – Judith Brailsford Francis, Equestrienne 28-3-1923 – 30-4-2008". The Age. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. ^ Gruber, Fiona (6 September 2008). "The horse and his boy". The Age. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b Sarvas, Marc (TEV) (12 May 2005). "The Return of the Three Minute Interview (3MI): David Francis". The Elegant Variation: A Literary Weblog. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e Anon. "David Francis". Archive for the 2009 Melbourne Writers Festival. Melbourne Writers Festival. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Anon. "About the Author". Official Website for Stray Dog Winter. McAdam Cage. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  6. ^ "PEN Center USA Proposed 2012 Officers and Directors". Pen Center USA. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  7. ^ O'Grady, Carrie (9 March 2002). "Do you wanna be in my gang?". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  8. ^ Turrentine, Jeff (22 May 2005). "Day's Long Journey into Night". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  9. ^ Anon (3 July 2005). "Our Editors Recommend". SFGate. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  10. ^ "About the Books". Stray Dog Winter – Official Website. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  11. ^ Gunn, Drewey Wayne. "'Stray Dog Winter' by David Francis". Lambda. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  12. ^ Booklist (1 September 2008). Stray Dog Winter – Booklist Review (Restricted Access). Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  13. ^ Swartley, Ariel (October 2008). "The Stranger's Dilemma". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  14. ^ Habel, Chad (2009). "Stray Dog Winter". Australian Book Review. 309 (46). Archived from the original (Restricted Access) on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  15. ^ "Stray Dog Winter". straydogwinter.com. MacAdam Cage. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  16. ^ "The Top Five: The Best of Entertainment in 2008". The Advocate. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  17. ^ Towle, Andy (16 March 2009). "21st Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Towleroad. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  18. ^ "21st Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists". Aids Committee of Guelph (ACG). Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  19. ^ Francis, David. "Index Listing for "Daisy on the Bridge"". Archived from the original (Restricted Access) on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  20. ^ Francis, David. "Index Listing for "How's It Going, Peter Pan?"". Southern California Review. Archived from the original (Restricted Access) on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  21. ^ Kennedy, Cate (30 July 2010). Once Removed. Black Inc Books. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  22. ^ Francis, David. "No Jesus Man". Griffith Review. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  23. ^ "Contributors". The Harvard Review. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  24. ^ "David Francis". Markson Thoma Literary Agency. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  25. ^ "Stonewall Book Awards for 2010 announced". American Library Association. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

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