Joseph Kakwinokanasum

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Joseph Kakwinokanasum is a Cree writer from Canada, whose debut novel My Indian Summer was published in 2022. [1]

A member of the James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, [2] he grew up in the Peace River Country region in northern British Columbia, and graduated from Simon Fraser University's Writer's Studio program in 2018. [3] He published various short stories and non-fiction pieces in Canadian literary magazines, [4] and was shortlisted in the nonfiction category for the CBC Literary Prize in 2020 for "Ray Says". [3]

In 2022 he was selected for the Writers' Trust of Canada's Rising Stars program for emerging writers, receiving a mentorship from Darrel J. McLeod. [4]

My Indian Summer won the award for Young Adult/Adult Literature at the PMC Indigenous Literature Awards in 2023, [5] and was shortlisted for the ReLit Award for novels. [6]

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