Richard Wagamese
Richard Wagamese (born 1955, near Minaki, Ontario) is an author and journalist from the Ojibway Wabasseemoong First Nation in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1]
Early life
After being taken from his family via foster homes (Canada)|Children's Aid Society]], he was raised in foster homes in northwestern Ontario before being adopted by a family.[2]
Career
Wagamese was a columnist for the Calgary Herald.[3] He has published a number of books, including novels, poetry and biographical work. According to the biography in his latest novel, Indian Horse, he currently lives outside Kamloops, British Columbia.
Published works
| Book | Awards & Honours |
|---|---|
| A Quality of Light. Doubleday Canada. 1997. ISBN 978-0-385-25606-3. | |
| For Joshua. Anchor Canada. 2003. ISBN 978-0-385-65953-6. | |
| Keeper'n Me. Anchor Canada. 1994. ISBN 978-0-385-66283-3. | |
| Dream Wheels. Anchor Canada. 2007. ISBN 978-0-385-66200-0. | 2007 Canadian Authors Association MOSAID Technologies Inc. Award for Fiction[4] |
| One Native Life. Douglas & McIntyre. 2008. ISBN 978-1-55365-364-6. | Included in the Globe and Mail's 2008 Top 100 Books of the Year[4] |
| Ragged Company. Anchor Canada. 2009. ISBN 978-0-307-37263-5. | |
| One Story, One Song. Douglas & McIntyre. 2011. ISBN 978-1-55365-506-0. | 2011 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature[5] |
| The Next Sure Thing. Raven Books. 2011. ISBN 9781554699001. | |
| Runaway Dreams. Ronsdale Press. 2011. ISBN 9781553801290. | |
| Indian Horse. Douglas & McIntyre. 2012. ISBN 978-1-55365-402-5. | 2013 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature[6] |
| Medicine Walk. McClelland & Stewart. 2014. ISBN 978-0-7710-8918-3. |
Other awards
- 1990 National Newspaper Award for Column Writing[7]
- 2010, honorary doctorate from Thompson Rivers University.[8]
- 2012 National Aboriginal Achievement Award as a representative of media and communications.[9]
References
- ↑ "Author Spotlight: Richard Wagamese". Random House. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Richard Wagamese". Grose Educational Media. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ↑ Grant, Agnest. "Review: Richard Wagamese, Keeper’n Me". The Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Richard Wagamese - D&M Publishers". Douglas & McIntyre. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ↑ "One Story, One Song wis the 2011 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature". Douglas & McIntyre. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Richard Wagamese wins Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature". Quill & Quire, October 3, 2013.
- ↑ "List of winners since 1949". National Newspaper Awards. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Wagamese, Richard: Biography". WordFest. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Richard Wagamese is selected as a recipient of the 2012 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards". Douglas & McIntyre. Retrieved August 16, 2012.