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Latest revision as of 04:56, 3 October 2025
Canadian writer
Joseph Kakwinokanasum is a Cree writer from Canada, whose debut novel My Indian Summer was published in 2022.[1]
A member of the James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan,[2] he grew up in the Peace River Country region in northern British Columbia, and graduated from Simon Fraser University‘s Writer’s Studio program in 2018.[3] He published various short stories and non-fiction pieces in Canadian literary magazines,[4] and was shortlisted in the nonfiction category for the CBC Literary Prize in 2020 for “Ray Says”.[3]
In 2022 he was selected for the Writers’ Trust of Canada‘s Rising Stars program for emerging writers, receiving a mentorship from Darrel J. McLeod.[4]
My Indian Summer won the award for Young Adult/Adult Literature at the PMC Indigenous Literature Awards in 2023,[5] and was shortlisted for the ReLit Award for novels.[6]
- ^ Allison Mills, “My Indian Summer, by Joseph Kakwinokanasum”. Quill & Quire, November 2022.
- ^ Daphné Santos-Vieira, “‘The book is about truth in reconciliation:’ Joseph Kakwinokanasum on his novel My Indian Summer”. CBC Books, February 9, 2023.
- ^ a b “5 writers make the 2020 CBC Nonfiction Prize shortlist”. CBC Books, September 24, 2020.
- ^ a b Cassandra Drudi, “Writers’ Trust announces 2022 Rising Stars”. Quill & Quire, February 23, 2022.
- ^ Zoie Karagiannis, “Joseph Kakwinokanasum and Marty Wilson-Trudeau win $5K awards recognizing Indigenous literature”. CBC Books, October 16, 2023.
- ^ “ReLit Awards announce 2023 long shortlists”. Quill & Quire, September 25, 2023.
