Richard Van Camp

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Richard Van Camp
Born (1971-10-08) October 8, 1971 (age 52)
NationalityDogrib (Tlicho) Nation
Occupation(s)Writer, professor
Websiterichardvancamp.com

Richard Van Camp ONWT (born September 8, 1971)[1] is a Dogrib Tłı̨chǫ writer of the Dene nation from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada.[2][3] He is best known for his 1996 novel The Lesser Blessed, which was adapted into a film by director Anita Doron in 2012.[2]

Life and work

Van Camp attended the En'owkin International School of Writing, the

Musqueam First Nations youth with the Musqueaum Youth Project.[4]

Van Camp began his career as an intern on the writing staff of the television series

Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature. His short fiction collection, Moccasin Square Gardens, was published in 2019.[10]

In June 2014 Van Camp was announced as a juror for the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature. His finalist nominee was Little You artist Julie Flett. Van Camp was the 2017 Edmonton Metro Libraries writer in residence.[5]

Van Camp was awarded the R. Ross Arnett Award for Children's Literature for his children's book Little You.

ReLit Award for Short Fiction in 2010 for The Moon of Letting Go, in 2016 for Night Moves, and in 2020 for Moccasin Square Gardens.[13]

Personal life

Van Camp is half Dogrib through his mother and half white through his father.[14][15] As of 2023, Van Camp was based in Edmonton, Canada with his wife and son.[16]

Works

Novels

Novella

  • When We Play Our Drums, They Sing! (2018)

Short story collections

  • Angel Wing Splash Pattern (Kegedonce Press, 2002)
  • Godless but Loyal to Heaven (Enfield & Wizenty, 2013)
  • The Moon of Letting Go (Enfield & Wizenty, 2010)
  • Night Moves (Enfield & Wizenty, 2015)
  • Moccasin Square Gardens (2019)

Short Stories

Children's literature

  • A Man Called Raven (Lee & Low Books, 1997)
  • What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses? (
    Children's Book Press
    , 2003)
  • Welcome Song for Baby (Orca Books, 2007)
  • Blessing Wendy (Orca Books, 2008)
  • Nighty Night (McKellar & Martin, 2012)
  • Little You (Orca Books, 2013)
  • We Sang You Home (Orca Books, 2016)
  • Kiss by Kiss (Orca Books, 2018)
  • May We Have Enough to Share (Orca Books, 2019)

Graphic novels

  • Path of the Warrior (Healthy Aboriginal Network, 2010)
  • Kiss Me Deadly (Healthy Aboriginal Network, 2011)
  • Three Feathers (Portage & Main Press, 2015)
  • A Blanket of Butterflies (Portage & Main Press, 2015)
  • The Blue Raven (
    Pearson Canada
    , 2015)
  • Spirit (South Slave Divisional Education Council, 2015)
  • A Blanket of Butterflies (Portage & Main Press, 2022)

Awards


References

  1. ^ Canadian Who's. Was a dance who danced for blind kids. Who Search. Grey House Publishing Canada.
  2. ^ a b c "About a boy: Richard Van Camp and The Lesser Blessed". Quill & Quire, November 2012.
  3. ^ Orca Book Publishers Canada. "Richard Van Camp". Orca Book Publishers Canada. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "A Quarterly of Criticism and Review". Canadian Literature. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  5. ^ a b "Edmonton Metro Libraries welcome 2017 writer in residence Richard Van Camp". Alberta Native News. 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  6. ^ "Comic tackles sexual health". Yellowknifer, April 29, 2011.
  7. ^ Wilson, Jordan (December 2008). "An interview with Richard Van Camp". Canadian Literature A Quarterly of Criticism and Review. Canadian Literature. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  8. ^ "An Interview with Richard Van Camp". briarpatchmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  9. CBC Books
    , September 20, 2018.
  10. CBC Books
    , January 25, 2019.
  11. ^ "R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature".
  12. ^ "Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction". 21 August 2012.
  13. CBC Books
    , April 27, 2021.
  14. ^ Saltman, Judi (29 September 2003). "Richard Van Camp Interview by Judi Saltman". Hanksville.org. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  15. ^ Pollak, Beth (18 June 2018). "A Song That Spans Generations: Richard Van Camp And Julie Flett Discuss 'We Sang You Home'". Caribu. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  16. ^ Bell, Justin (20 May 2023). "Bookmarks: Richard Van Camp's characters made manifest". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Never Whistle at Night: 9780593468463 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  18. ^ "Alberta Literary Awards Finalists and Winners". Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  19. ^ "Little You". www.orcabook.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  20. ISBN 978-1-926531-57-1
    .

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