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Frances Koncan, born in 1986, is a talented writer and director from Couchiching First Nation. She is known for her work as a journalist, theatre director, and playwright. Frances lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

About Frances Koncan

Early Life and Learning

Frances Koncan was born in May 1986. Her birthplace is Couchiching First Nation.

She studied at the University of Manitoba, where she earned a bachelor's degree in psychology. Later, she went to Brooklyn College in New York. There, she earned a master's degree in fine arts, focusing on playwriting.

Her Career in Theatre and Writing

Frances Koncan is a busy person! She is currently an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. She teaches creative writing there.

She has written several plays. Some of her well-known plays include Women of the Fur Trade and zahgidiwin/love. She also wrote Flesh-Coloured Crayons and Space Girl.

Frances has also worked as an assistant director for many plays. These include Seminar, The Humans, and A Doll's House, Part 2. She also helped direct Stripped Down Anthony & Cleopatra. She even co-directed a play called The Hollow.

From 2019 to 2022, Frances was an arts reporter. She wrote for the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper. She was also the Artistic Director for Sarasvati Productions from 2020 to 2021. From 2022 to 2023, she was the Writer-in-Residence at the Winnipeg Public Library. This means she was a special writer who helped others and worked on her own projects there.

Awards and Recognitions

Frances Koncan has received many awards for her plays.

• She won the REVEAL Indigenous Arts Award.
• She also received the Winnipeg Arts Council's 2017 RBC On the Rise Award.
• Her work was considered for the Tarragon Emerging Playwrights Award.
• Her play The Dance-off of Conscious Uncoupling won a special award. It received the 2015 Tom Hendry Award for Best New Comedy.

Frances Koncan's Works

Plays for the Stage

• Trendsettlers
• Women of the Fur Trade
• Riot Resist Revolt Repeat
• zahgidiwin/love (This play won the 2016 Harry Rintoul Award)
• How to Talk to Human Beings
• The Dance-off of Conscious Uncoupling (This play won the 2015 Tom Hendry Award for Best New Comedy)
• Little Red
• Flesh-Coloured Crayons
• Space Girl

Television and Film Projects

• That’s AWSM! (Television)
• Outdigenous (Film)