Lisa Bird-Wilson

Lisa Bird-Wilson
EducationUniversity of Saskatchewan
OccupationsAuthor, poet
Writing career
GenresFiction, nonfiction, poetry
Notable awards
Websitelisabirdwilson.com

Lisa Bird-Wilson is a Métis and nêhiyaw writer from Saskatchewan.

Personal life

A survivor of the Sixties Scoop, as a child Bird-Wilson was adopted, disconnecting her from her Cree and Métis heritage. This experience informs much of her writing. She earned bachelor of Arts (1993), Bachelor of Education (1999), and Master of Education (2005) degrees from the University of Saskatchewan.

Career

Bird-Wilson's debut collection of short stories, Just Pretending (2013), was chosen as the Saskatchewan Library Association's 2019 One Book One Province. The book won four Saskatchewan Book Awards (including 2014 book of the year), and was a finalist for the 2014 Danuta Gleed Literary Award. Reviewing the stories for The /tƐmz/ Review, Amy Mitchell says "the stories and characters are so alive, and the writing is so beautiful in its stripped-down simplicity."

She has also published poetry and non-fiction books.[citation needed]

As of 2021, Bird-Wilson is CEO of the Gabriel Dumont Institute, the education arm of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan. She is also a founding board member and chair of the Ânskohk Aboriginal Writers' Circle and founding president of the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network.

Awards

2014
2017
2018
2019
2022

Works

References

  1. 1 2 3 Martin, Ashley (1 March 2019). "A One Book One Province pick, Lisa Bird-Wilson's short story collection is about a search for identity". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ↑ King, Nykole (15 January 2025). "First Indigenous CEO of Saskatchewan arts organization 'humbled' by chance to inspire her community - Green and White". Green and White. University of Saskatchewan.
  3. ↑ Martin, Ashley (26 October 2018). "Saskatchewan Arts Board honours 2018 awards recipients". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Danuta Gleed Literary Award finalists announced". Quill & Quire. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Mitchell, Amy. "Lisa Bird-Wilson's Just Pretending". The /TƐmz/ Review. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Gabriel Dumont Institute Announces New CEO". PA NOW. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Curriculum advisory committee created". Yorkton This Week. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. 1 2 Oloo, James (21 December 2018). "Lisa Wilson Receives 2018 Saskatchewan Arts Award". Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Narine, Shari (27 February 2014). "Strong Aboriginal representation in Saskatchewan Book Awards". Saskatchewan Sage. Vol. 31, no. 12. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Nominees" (PDF). YMCA Saskatchewan. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Jack Hodgins Founders' Award for Fiction: 2017". The Malahat Review. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "Announcing the Winners of the 42nd Annual National Magazine Awards". National Magazine Awards. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "Retired bricklayer among six debut novelists vying for $60,000 prize". The Globe and Mail, May 10, 2022.
  14. ↑ "2022 winners and finalists". Governor General's Literary Awards. Archived from the original on 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  15. ↑ "Probably Ruby". CBC Books. CBC. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

Further reading