Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2017) Winner
Katherena Vermette
キャサリナ・ヴァーメット
Katherena Vermette
Aliases:
katherena vermette
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1977-01-29 （Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- North End, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, documentary filmmaker
- Active Years
- 2012-
- Affiliations
- Aboriginal Writers Collective of Manitoba
- Memberships
- Aboriginal Writers Collective of Manitoba
- Nominations
- Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize 2016 (The Break), Governor General's Award for English-language fiction 2016 (The Break), Giller Prize 2024 longlist (Real Ones)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of British Columbia | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | Canada |
University of British Columbia
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
Canada
MFA student in creative writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Governor General's Award for English-language poetry | North End Love Songs | poetry | Governor General of Canada | winner |
| 2017 | Amazon.ca First Novel Award | The Break | first novel | Amazon.ca | winner |
| 2017 | Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature | The Break | — | — | winner |
| 2021 | Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize | The Strangers | fiction | — | winner |
Governor General's Award for English-language poetry
2013
Work:
North End Love Songs
Category:
poetry
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
winner
Amazon.ca First Novel Award
2017
Work:
The Break
Category:
first novel
Organization:
Amazon.ca
Result:
winner
Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature
2017
Work:
The Break
Result:
winner
Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
2021
Work:
The Strangers
Category:
fiction
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (2017) Winner
Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize (formerly Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2021) Winner
Works
Major Works
North End Love Songs
2012 poetryVermette's first published volume of poetry functions as an ode to Winnipeg's North End, describing the neighbourhood through its relationship to nature and depicting a young girl or woman struggling with identity and place.
North EndIndigenous identitynature and urban life
The Break
2016 novelDebut novel about Indigenous families in Winnipeg.
familyviolenceIndigenous experiences
Translations
- Ligne brisée (French translation)
The Strangers
2021 novelPart of a trilogy depicting Indigenous lives in a holding facility.
detentionIndigenous strugglesurvival
Bibliography
- North End Love Songs (2012, poetry)
- The Seven Teachings Stories (2015, children's)
- The Break (2016, novel)
- Pemmican Wars (2017, graphic novel)
- river woman (2018, poetry)
- The Girl and the Wolf (2019, children's)
- The Strangers (2021, novel)
- The Circle (2023, novel)
- Real Ones (2024, novel)
Translations of Works
- Ligne brisée (French, The Break)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- blending of poetry and proseIndigenous perspectiveurban landscape depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Winnipeg's North Enddisappearance and lossIndigenous rights and discrimination
Legacy
Renowned Canadian Métis writer portraying experiences in Winnipeg's North End and Indigenous lives, winner of prestigious literary awards including the Governor General's Award. Also a documentary filmmaker and activist.
Trivia
- Stylizes her name in lowercase by preference
- Of Métis descent with a Mennonite mother
- Lost her older brother Donovan at age 14 after his disappearance
- Calls the North End the 'heart of the Métis nation'