Portraits
Jessica Johns, author of Bad Cree. Available where good books are sold.
“Jessica Johns is “a nehiyaw aunty with English-Irish ancestry and a member of Sucker Creek First Nation. Her debut novel, Bad Cree, was shortlisted for the Amazon First Novel Award and won the MacEwan Book of the Year award.” - jessicabjohns.com
Emily Riddle, author of The Big Melt and Ancestors and Exes. Available where good books are sold.
“Emily Riddle (Okimâw Pipikwan Iskwêw) is Nehiyaw and a member of the Alexander First Nation (Kipohtakaw). A writer, library worker, editor, language learner, and visual artist, she lives in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton). She is the Senior Advisor, Indigenous Relations at the Edmonton Public Library. Her writing has been published in The Globe and Mail, Teen Vogue, the Malahat Review, and Room Magazine, among others.” - emilyjaneriddle.com
