Frances Boyle

{{Short description|Canadian writer}}

Frances Boyle (born 1954) is a Canadian writer from Ottawa, Ontario.Peter Robb, [https://artsfile.ca/ottawas-frances-boyle-up-for-major-writing-awards-for-first-short-story-collection/ "Ottawa’s Frances Boyle up for major writing awards for first short story collection"]. ArtsFile, May 23, 2021. Her debut short story collection Seeking Shade, published in 2020, was nominated for the 2021 ReLit Award for short fiction[https://www.cbc.ca/books/susan-sanford-blades-kristyn-dunnion-simina-banu-win-2021-relit-awards-1.6003840 "Susan Sanford Blades, Kristyn Dunnion & Simina Banu win 2021 ReLit Awards"]. CBC Books, April 27, 2021. and the 2021 Danuta Gleed Literary Award.Vicky Qiao, [https://www.cbc.ca/books/jack-wang-wins-10k-danuta-gleed-literary-award-for-best-first-short-story-collection-for-we-two-alone-1.6043957 "Jack Wang wins $10K Danuta Gleed Literary Award for best first short story collection for We Two Alone"]. CBC Books, May 28, 2021.

She previously published the poetry collections Portal Stones, Light-carved Passages, Apples and Roses and This White Nest, and the novella Tower.