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Canadian Inuk writer from Igloolik (born 1992)
Aviaq Johnston (born October 23, 1992) is a Canadian
Inuk writer from
Igloolik , currently living in
Iqaluit ,
Nunavut .
[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
Status
2017
Those Who Run in the Sky
Governor General's Award for English-Language Children's Literature
[9]
Finalist
Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Young Adult Literature
[10]
Honour Book
Foreword INDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction
[11]
Finalist
Indigenous Voices Award: Most Significant Work of Prose in English by an Emerging Indigenous Writer
[12]
Winner
Works
Children and young adult books
What's My Superpower? (2017)
[13]
Those Who Run in the Sky (2017)
[14]
Those Who Dwell Below (2019)
[15]
Grandfather Bowhead, Tell Me a Story (2021)
[16]
Anthology contributions
Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories (2019)
[17]
References
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Aviaq Johnston at Inhabit Media
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"Magical realism comes alive in Inuk youth novel" .
Nunatsiaq News , April 11, 2017.
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"Billy-Ray Belcourt, Aviaq Johnston among winners of 2018 Indigenous Voices Awards" .
CBC Books , May 31, 2018.
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"Kathleen Winter, Carol Off among finalists for Governor-General's Literary Awards" .
The Globe and Mail , October 4, 2017.
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"Currie, Johnston, Vermette named to Burt Award shortlist" .
Quill & Quire , September 25, 2017.
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"What's My Superpower? by Aviaq Johnston" .
Quill & Quire , October 2017.
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"Young Iqaluit writer receives Governor-General's history award" .
Nunatsiaq News , November 4, 2014.
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"18 writers to watch in 2018 | CBC Books" . CBC . Retrieved June 11, 2018 .
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"GGBooks 2017 finalists revealed | Canada Council for the Arts" . Canada Council for the Arts . Retrieved June 11, 2018 .
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"Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature" . CODE's Burt Literary Awards . March 27, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2018 .
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"Those Who Run in the Sky is a 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award finalist" . Retrieved June 11, 2018 .
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"Billy-Ray Belcourt, Aviaq Johnston among winners of 2018 Indigenous Voices Awards | CBC Books" . CBC . Retrieved June 11, 2018 .
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"What's My Superpower?" . Inhabit Media . Retrieved June 3, 2022 .
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"Those Who Run in the Sky" . Inhabit Media . Retrieved June 3, 2022 .
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"Those Who Dwell Below" . Inhabit Media . Retrieved June 3, 2022 .
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"Grandfather Bowhead, Tell Me A Story" . Inhabit Media . Retrieved June 3, 2022 .
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"Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories" . Inhabit Media . Retrieved June 3, 2022 .
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