Indigenous Voices Awards
The Indigenous Voices Awards are a Canadian literary award program, created in 2017 to honour indigenous literatures in Canada.[1]
The awards grew out of a 2017 controversy, when a group of Canadian writers were criticized for campaigning on Twitter in favour of a prize supporting cultural appropriation.[2] In response, Toronto lawyer Robin Parker launched a crowdfunding campaign to create a new prize for First Nations, Métis and Inuit writers in Canada. The crowdfunding campaign was set with a goal of $10,000, but ultimately attracted over $140,000 in donations.[1]
The awards honour both published and unpublished work by indigenous writers. The first winners were announced in May 2018.[3]
Winners
2018
- English Prose: Aviaq Johnston, Those Who Run in the Sky
- English Poetry: Billy-Ray Belcourt, This Wound Is a World
- French Prose: J. D. Kurtness, De Vengeance
- Alternative Format: Mich Cota, Musical Selections and Mika Lafond, Nipê Wânîn
- Unpublished English Poetry: Smokii Sumac, #haikuaday and other poems
- Unpublished French Poetry: Marie-Andrée Gill, Uashteu
- Unpublished Prose: Elaine McArthur, Queen Bee
References
- 1 2 "New literary prize for Indigenous writers to offer $25K in awards". CBC News, October 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Crowdfunded Indigenous Voices Awards formally launches, with focus on emerging talent". Quill & Quire, October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Billy-Ray Belcourt, Aviaq Johnston among winners of 2018 Indigenous Voices Awards". CBC Books, May 31, 2018.
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