Joseph Kakwinokanasum

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 of northern British Columbia, and graduated from Simon Fraser University's Writer's Studio program in 2018.[3] He has published various short stories and non-fiction pieces in Canadian literary magazines,[4] and was shortlisted in the Creative Non-fiction category of 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, 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 Novel.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Mills, Allison (2022-11-09). "My Indian Summer". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  2. ↑ Santos-Vieira, Daphné (February 9, 2023). "'The book is about truth in reconciliation:' Joseph Kakwinokanasum on his novel My Indian Summer". CBC Literary Prizes.
  3. 1 2 "5 writers make the 2020 CBC Nonfiction Prize shortlist". CBC Literary Prizes. September 24, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Drudi, Cassandra (2022-02-23). "Writers' Trust announces 2022 Rising Stars". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  5. ↑ Karagiannis, Zoie (October 16, 2023). "Joseph Kakwinokanasum and Marty Wilson-Trudeau win $5K awards recognizing Indigenous literature". CBC Books.
  6. ↑ "ReLit Awards announce 2023 long shortlists". Quill and Quire. 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
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