Richard Van Camp (he/him/his) is a proud member of the Tłı̨chǫ Nation from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. He is the author of more than 25 books including The Lesser Blessed (also a feature film), the Eisner Award–nominated graphic novel A Blanket of Butterflies (with Scott B. Henderson), and Three Feathers (also a feature film). He is a contributor to the groundbreaking graphic novel anthology This Place: 150 Years Retold. Richard is also the author of five collections of short stories, including Night Moves, and six baby books, including the award-winning Little You (with Julie Flett).
Cherie Dimaline is a member of the Georgian Bay Metis Community. Her 2017 book The Marrow Thieves won the Governor General's Award and the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers. Her most recent book is Empire of Wild.
David Alexander Robertson is an award-winning graphic novelist and writer who has long been an advocate for educating youth on Indigenous history and contemporary issues. He has created several graphic novels, including his newest series, Tales From Big Spirit, as well as the bestselling 7 Generations series. He was a contributor to the anthology Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water (2012) and is currently working on the upcoming novel, The Reckoner. His first novel, The Evolution of Alice, was published in fall 2014. David lives in Winnipeg with his wife and five children, where he works in the field of Indigenous education.
David Alexander Robertson is an award-winning graphic novelist and writer who has long been an advocate for educating youth on Indigenous history and contemporary issues. He has created several graphic novels, including his newest series, Tales From Big Spirit, as well as the bestselling 7 Generations series. He was a contributor to the anthology Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water (2012) and is currently working on the upcoming novel, The Reckoner. His first novel, The Evolution of Alice, was published in fall 2014. David lives in Winnipeg with his wife and five children, where he works in the field of Indigenous education.
Gwen Benaway is the author of three collections of poetry—Ceremonies for the Dead, Passage, and Holy Wild, winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry. It was also a finalist for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry, the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Poetry, and the Publishing Triangle Award for Trans and Gender-Variant Literature, and was longlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award. She is the editor of an anthology of fantasy short stories titled Maiden Mother and Crone: Fantastical Trans Femmes. She has been a finalist for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Writers from the Writers' Trust of Canada, and her personal essay, "A Body Like A Home," was the Gold Prize Winner for the National Magazine Awards in Personal Journalism. She lives in Toronto, Ontario, and is a Ph.D. student at the University of Toronto in the Women and Gender Studies Institute.
Gwen Benaway is the author of three collections of poetry—Ceremonies for the Dead, Passage, and Holy Wild, winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry. It was also a finalist for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry, the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Poetry, and the Publishing Triangle Award for Trans and Gender-Variant Literature, and was longlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award. She is the editor of an anthology of fantasy short stories titled Maiden Mother and Crone: Fantastical Trans Femmes. She has been a finalist for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Writers from the Writers' Trust of Canada, and her personal essay, "A Body Like A Home," was the Gold Prize Winner for the National Magazine Awards in Personal Journalism. She lives in Toronto, Ontario, and is a Ph.D. student at the University of Toronto in the Women and Gender Studies Institute.
Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler is the author of
Ghost Lake (2020, Kegedonce Press), a collection of short
horror and mystery fiction which won the 2021 Indigenous Voices Award and of
its companion volume, Wrist (2016, Kegedonce Press). He is co-editor
of Bawaajigan – Stories of
Power, a dream-themed anthology of Indigenous writers (Exile
Editions). He is an artist and filmmaker who works in a variety of mediums
including audio and video, and drawing and painting. Nathan is first-place
winner of an Aboriginal Writing Challenge, and recipient of a Hnatyshyn
Reveal award for literature, he has an MFA in Creative Writing (UBC), BFA in
Integrated Media (OCAD), and BA in English Literature and Native Studies
(Trent). His writing is published in various magazines, blogs,
and anthologies. He is two-spirit, Jewish, Anishinaabe, and member of
Lac Des Mille Lacs First Nation. Originally from Ontario, he currently resides
in Vancouver.
Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler is the author of
Ghost Lake (2020, Kegedonce Press), a collection of short
horror and mystery fiction which won the 2021 Indigenous Voices Award and of
its companion volume, Wrist (2016, Kegedonce Press). He is co-editor
of Bawaajigan – Stories of
Power, a dream-themed anthology of Indigenous writers (Exile
Editions). He is an artist and filmmaker who works in a variety of mediums
including audio and video, and drawing and painting. Nathan is first-place
winner of an Aboriginal Writing Challenge, and recipient of a Hnatyshyn
Reveal award for literature, he has an MFA in Creative Writing (UBC), BFA in
Integrated Media (OCAD), and BA in English Literature and Native Studies
(Trent). His writing is published in various magazines, blogs,
and anthologies. He is two-spirit, Jewish, Anishinaabe, and member of
Lac Des Mille Lacs First Nation. Originally from Ontario, he currently resides
in Vancouver.
Hope Nicholson is the owner of Winnipeg-based publishing Bedside Press. She's an ardent comics fan passionate about bringing new stories to light, and author of the book The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen which shines light on characters forgotten by comics history.
Hope Nicholson is the owner of Winnipeg-based publishing Bedside Press. She's an ardent comics fan passionate about bringing new stories to light, and author of the book The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen which shines light on characters forgotten by comics history.
Darcie Little Badger is a Lipan Apache writer with a PhD in oceanography. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, Elatsoe, was featured in Time as one of the best 100 fantasy books of all time. Elatsoe also won the Locus Award for Best First Novel and is a Nebula, Ignyte, and Lodestar Finalist. Her second fantasy novel, A Snake Falls to Earth, received a Nebula Award, an Ignyte Award, and a Newbery Honor and is on the National Book Awards longlist. Darcie is married to a veterinarian named Taran.
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