As we come to the close of our 30th anniversary year, we shine our final author spotlight on the incomparable Richard Van Camp. Richard, who is a proud Tlicho Dene from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, has published numerous short story collections, novellas, graphic novels, and children's books. His novel, The Lesser Blessed, was made into a feature film in 2012. Way back, he published his very first short story collection with Kegedonce Press. In 2020, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of...
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Author Spotlight for November: Marjorie Beaucage
We are fast coming to the end of our special Author Spotlights for 2023, our 30th Anniversary year. Our penultimate spotlight shines on Marjorie Beaucage, one of our newest authors, who joined the Kegedonce Press family with her debut book, leave some for the birds: movements for justice, published in May of this year. Marjorie is a Two-Spirit Métis Auntie, filmmaker, art-ivist and educator, a land protector and a water walker. Born in Vassar, Manitoba, to a large Métis family, Marjorie’s...
Author spotlight for October: Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler
Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler, author of Wrist and Ghost Lake (Kegedonce Press) and 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. 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. In 2021, his collection...
Author Spotlight for September: Albert Dumont
Albert Dumont is Algonquin from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, and has dedicated his life to promoting Indigenous spirituality and healing and to protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples, particularly the young. He is a Spiritual Advisor and since October 2016 he has been serving his community as one of 13 Elders on the Elders Advisory Committee of the Ministry of the Attorney General. In recognition for his work as an activist and volunteer on his ancestral lands (Ottawa and Region) Albert...
Author Spotlight for August: NShannacappo.
NShannacappo is a Nakawe author, poet, illustrator and graphic artist. He currently lives in Ottawa where he illustrates graphic novels, both his own and for other authors, and writes poetry. He published his debut solo-authored graphic novel, The Krillian Key: Salamander Run with Kegedonce Press in 2020 and his debut poetry collection, Through the Eyes of Asunder with us in 2022. For our August Author Spotlight, we caught up with Shannacappo, who reflects on his various inspirations filtered...
Author Spotlight for July: Sharon King
Sharon King, the author and illustrator of the award-winning children's board book, Amik (2021), is from the Wasauksing First Nation near Parry Sound. She is an author, performer, and producer, and works as an educator at Wausauksing. In 1999, King was nominated for a Juno Award as part of the Indigenous women's vocal group, Hearts of the Nations, in the category Best Music of Aboriginal [sic] Canada Recording. In 2022, King's bilingual children's board book, Amik, won the bronze medal in the...
Author Spotlight for June: Bomgiizhik Isaac Murdoch
Bomgiizhik Isaac Murdoch is a man of many roles and many talents. He is from the Nimkii Aazhibikoong First Nation and is Ojibwe of the Fish Clan. He is an artist, storyteller, singer-songwriter, activist, author, public speaker, and knowledge keeper. He currently lives in the forest at Nimkii Aazhibikoong, an Indigenous community that focuses on Indigenous language, art, and land-based activities. He was blessed with the ability to grow up in a traditional setting, living by hunting and...
Author Spotlight for May: Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith
When Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith came to Kegedonce Press with her proposal for a memoir-style essay collection about the Sixties Scoop, we knew that these were important stories, stories that needed to be told. These are the Stories: Memories of a 60s Scoop Survivor is a heartbreaking yet hopeful account of her experiences as a Sixties Scoop survivor. Through writing, through telling her stories, she has forged her own path to healing and connected with a community of other survivors. “I am...
Author Spotlight for April: D.A. Lockhart
For April, National Poetry Month, we shine the spotlight on D.A. Lockhart, author of multiple poetry collections and the award winning short story collection Breaking Right: Stories. His work has been shortlisted for the Raymond Souster Award, Indiana Author’s Awards, First Nations Communities READ Award, and has been a finalist for the ReLit Award. Lockhart is pùkuwànkoamimëns, Turtle Clan, of the Moravian of the Thames First Nation and currently resides at Waawiiyaatanong and Pelee Island...
Author Spotlight for March: Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer
For International Women’s History Month we feature Sky Dancer, Louise B. Halfe. Her celebrated poetry collections Bear Bones and Feathers, Burning in this Midnight Dream, Blue Marrow, and The Crooked Good have earned many awards and accolades. Sky Dancer served as the second poet laureate for Saskatchewan in 2005 and has just finished her tenure as the 2022 Parliamentary Poet Laureate for Canada. A member of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation, Halfe attended the Blue Quills residential school when...
Author Spotlight for December – Richard Van Camp
As we come to the close of our 30th anniversary year, we shine our final author spotlight on the incomparable Richard Van Camp. Richard, who is a proud Tlicho Dene from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, has published numerous short story collections, novellas,...
Author Spotlight for November: Marjorie Beaucage
We are fast coming to the end of our special Author Spotlights for 2023, our 30th Anniversary year. Our penultimate spotlight shines on Marjorie Beaucage, one of our newest authors, who joined the Kegedonce Press family with her debut book, leave some for the birds:...
Author spotlight for October: Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler
Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler, author of Wrist and Ghost Lake (Kegedonce Press) and 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...
Author Spotlight for September: Albert Dumont
Albert Dumont is Algonquin from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, and has dedicated his life to promoting Indigenous spirituality and healing and to protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples, particularly the young. He is a Spiritual Advisor and since October 2016 he...
Author Spotlight for August: NShannacappo.
NShannacappo is a Nakawe author, poet, illustrator and graphic artist. He currently lives in Ottawa where he illustrates graphic novels, both his own and for other authors, and writes poetry. He published his debut solo-authored graphic novel, The Krillian Key:...
Author Spotlight for July: Sharon King
Sharon King, the author and illustrator of the award-winning children's board book, Amik (2021), is from the Wasauksing First Nation near Parry Sound. She is an author, performer, and producer, and works as an educator at Wausauksing. In 1999, King was nominated for a...
Author Spotlight for June: Bomgiizhik Isaac Murdoch
Bomgiizhik Isaac Murdoch is a man of many roles and many talents. He is from the Nimkii Aazhibikoong First Nation and is Ojibwe of the Fish Clan. He is an artist, storyteller, singer-songwriter, activist, author, public speaker, and knowledge keeper. He currently...
Author Spotlight for May: Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith
When Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith came to Kegedonce Press with her proposal for a memoir-style essay collection about the Sixties Scoop, we knew that these were important stories, stories that needed to be told. These are the Stories: Memories of a 60s Scoop...
Author Spotlight for April: D.A. Lockhart
For April, National Poetry Month, we shine the spotlight on D.A. Lockhart, author of multiple poetry collections and the award winning short story collection Breaking Right: Stories. His work has been shortlisted for the Raymond Souster Award, Indiana Author’s Awards,...
Author Spotlight for March: Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer
For International Women’s History Month we feature Sky Dancer, Louise B. Halfe. Her celebrated poetry collections Bear Bones and Feathers, Burning in this Midnight Dream, Blue Marrow, and The Crooked Good have earned many awards and accolades. Sky Dancer served as the...