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Three Indigenous writers were among the 11 recipients of the 2026 Alberta Literary Awards. Winners were announced at a gala event June 5 in Edmonton. All authors have been featured in Windspeaker.com.
Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction (sponsored by Scott Saxberg) went toᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ reuben quinn (Talonbooks) for ᑭᐢᑭᓱᒥᑐᐠ kiskisomitok: to remind each and one another. quinn is a member of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta. https://www.windspeaker.com/buffalo-spirit/author-helps-readers-reconnect-indigenous-teachings-and-spirit-marker-laws
Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry (sponsored by the Benediktson Family) went to Conor Kerr (Arsenal Pulp Press) for Beaver Hills Forever. Kerr is Métis-Ukrainian and lives in Edmonton. https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/kerrs-newest-book-bea…
Memoir Award (sponsored by Vivian Hansen and Jessica Waite) went to Robert Cree with Therese Greenwood (ECW Press) for The Many Names of Robert Cree. Cree is a member of the Fort McMurray First Nation in Alberta. https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/author-still-has-work-do-write-final-chapters-his-life
Indigenous writers short-listed for awards but not winning their categories were Tara Beagan (Playwrights Canada Press) for Rise, Red River in the Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama; and Richard Van Camp (Douglas & McIntyre) for Beast in the R. Ross Annett Award for Children’s Literature Finalists. https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/van-camps-beast-inspired-northern-dene-terror-and-tradition