Joseph Kakwinokanasum Follow

Of Cree and Austrian descent, Joseph Kakwinokanasum grew up in northern BC, one of seven children raised by a single mother. A graduate of SFU's Writers Studio, his short story “Ray Says” was a finalist for CBC's 2020 Nonfiction Prize. In 2022, he was selected as one of The Writers Trust of Canada's “Rising Stars.” He now lives and writes on Vancouver Island, BC. Loosely based on his own childhood, My Indian Summer, his first novel, won the PMC Indigenous Literature Award 2023.