2012: The Authors Behind the Stories

Congratulations to the winners of the eighth annual Canadian Aboriginal Writing Challenge!

From across Canada, these amazing young authors have explored everything from their own personal past to the stories of their nation and country. They are a testament to the great potential for creativity, community engagement and respect in Aboriginal communities across Canada.
Read some of the past winners’ stories, then choose, explore and submit your own!

Age category 14-18
	Tommy Starr Age 17 Camperville, MB A Day with the Grandfathers Pine Creek First Nation
	Summer-Harmony Twenish Age 15 Edmonton, AB Headlights in the Distance Kitigan Zibi Algonquin First Nation
	Raiden Bastien Age 15 Fort Macleod, AB Assoniaki Piikani Nation
	Emily Valin Age 16 Kamloops, BC The Smell of Fish
	Elise Bilodeau Age 18 Spruce Grove, AB The Potlatch and the Smile
	Tarene Thomas Age 15 Enoch, AB Untitled Enoch Cree Nation
	Kawenni:io Lawrence Age 16 Kahnawake, QC Stand Strong Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake
	Billy-Ray Belcourt Age 17 Joussard, AB The Boy with Eyes of Fire
	Kelly Delaronde Age 15 Dauphin, MB Caught in Between Métis
	Cheyenne Hope Age 17 Midway, BC Scared Straight Klahoose, Coast Salish

Age category 19-29
	Stephanie Wesley Age 29 Thunder Bay, ON Jonas Lac Seul First Nation
	Jillian Morgan Age 21 Ottawa, ON The Bridge Akwesasne
	Eliza Christie Age 20 Vancouver, BC Incomplete Inuvialuit
	Emily Brant Age 20 Burlington, ON The Foundation: My Perspective on the Two Row Wampum
	Lindsay Brumwell Age 26 Deseronto, ON This is Me Now
	Joshua Whitehead Age 23 Selkirk, MB MANitoBAN Peguis First Nation
	Shady Hafez Age 20 Kitigan Zibi, QC Change of the Season Kitigan Zibi
	Shelbi Jonathan Age 20 Ohsweken, ON A Hug from Totah Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
	Brandon Babineau Age 22 Bouctouche Cove, NB Strange Sights Covering the Eastern Horizon The Bouctouche Mi'kmaq Reserve
	Raven Weal Age 20 Cochrane, AB The Home Coming Peguis First Nation