Aviaq Johnston

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Aviaq Johnston (born October 23, 1992) is a Canadian Inuk writer from Igloolik, currently living in Iqaluit, Nunavut and Ottawa, Ontario.[1][2] Her debut young adult novel Those Who Run in the Sky won the inaugural Indigenous Voices Award for English Prose.[3] The novel was also a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature at the 2017 Governor General's Awards,[4] and for the Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature.[5]

She has also published the children's book What's My Superpower?,[6] and received a Governor General's History Award in 2014 for her short story "Tarnikuluk".[7]

Johnston was listed as one of the 18 Authors to Watch in 2018.[8]

Literary awards[]

Year Title Award
2017 Those Who Run in the Sky Finalist for Governor General's Award for English-Language Children's Literature[9]
2017 Those Who Run in the Sky Honour Book for Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Young Adult Literature[10]
2017 Those Who Run in the Sky Finalist for Foreword INDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction[11]
2018 Those Who Run in the Sky Winner of Indigenous Voices Award: Most Significant Work of Prose in English by an Emerging Indigenous Writer[12]

References[]

  1. ^ Aviaq Johnston at Inhabit Media
  2. ^ "Magical realism comes alive in Inuk youth novel". Nunatsiaq News, April 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Billy-Ray Belcourt, Aviaq Johnston among winners of 2018 Indigenous Voices Awards". CBC Books, May 31, 2018.
  4. ^ "Kathleen Winter, Carol Off among finalists for Governor-General's Literary Awards". The Globe and Mail, October 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Currie, Johnston, Vermette named to Burt Award shortlist". Quill & Quire, September 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "What's My Superpower? by Aviaq Johnston". Quill & Quire, October 2017.
  7. ^ "Young Iqaluit writer receives Governor-General's history award". Nunatsiaq News, November 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "18 writers to watch in 2018 | CBC Books". CBC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  9. ^ "GGBooks 2017 finalists revealed | Canada Council for the Arts". Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  10. ^ "Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature". CODE's Burt Literary Awards. March 27, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  11. ^ "Those Who Run in the Sky is a 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award finalist". Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  12. ^ "Billy-Ray Belcourt, Aviaq Johnston among winners of 2018 Indigenous Voices Awards | CBC Books". CBC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.

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