Richard Van Camp is a proud Tłįchϙ Dene from Fort Smith, NWT. He is an internationally renowned storyteller and best-selling author of 24 books in just about every genre. His novel, The Lesser Blessed, is now a feature film with First Generation Films and his graphic novel A Blanket of Butterflies with Scott Henderson was nominated for an Eisner Award. His classic collection of short stories, Angel Wing Splash Pattern, has been published in a new, 20th Anniversary edition by Kegedonce Press. You can visit Richard on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and at www.richardvancamp.com.

You can listen to "Mermaids" narrated by Ben Cardinal (one of the short stories from Angel Wing Splash Pattern,/i>) online via Richard's soundcloud profile. Listen to "the uranium leaking from port radium and rayrock mines is killing us" narrated by Richard on Youtube. Read a great interview with Richard about Kegedonce Press and Angel Wing Splash Pattern online. [Author photo: William Au]