Toronto Star: Peyakow on short list for 2021 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust non-fiction prize
Memoirs, men and Indigenous writers dominate the short list for the 2021 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust non-fiction prize, the winner of which will be awarded $60,000. SEE SHORT LIST→
CBC Books: Darrel J. McLeod reflects on how colonization impacted his Cree family
Peyakow is a follow-up to Darrel McLeod’s memoir Mamaskatch. The title is the Cree word for “one who walks alone.” Peyakow tells the story of his childhood and youth. He was bullied by white classmates, lived in poverty, endured physical and sexual abuse and lost several people he loved. But the story is one of love and triumph, as McLeod goes on to become a teacher, the First Nations’ delegate to the UN and an executive in the Canadian government. READ EXCERPT FROM PEYAKOW→
Vancouver Sun: How should Reconciliation Day in BC be spent?
Whether attending a public event or and deepening private reflections, British Columbians are planning to commemorate their first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. For Cree author Darrel McLeod, this Thursday will be a day of remembrance and reflection. READ THE FULL ARTICLE→
A Season in Chezgh’un nominated for the BC and Yukon Ethel Wilson Fiction prize
The West Coast Book Prize Society has announced the finalists for the 40th Annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes, which includes A Season in Chezgh’un for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. Awards will be given out September 28 across all eight categories. SEE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES→
CBC Books: Winners of the 2018 Governor General’s Literary Awards
Darrel McLeod describes vivid memories of moose stew and wild peppermint tea, surrounded by siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles. READ FULL ARTICLE→
Niizhotay Stories: An Evening with Darrel J. McLeod
On this third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we once again honour treasured Elder and tireless community-builder Theodore Niizhotay Fontaine with Niizhotay Stories, an annual event which calls on us all to forge a healing path in the spirit of “two hearts.” For this year’s installment, we welcome Governor General’s Award-winning Cree author Darrel J. McLeod (author of Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age and Peyakow: Reclaiming Cree Dignity) to Winnipeg to discuss his debut novel, A Season in Chezgh’un (Douglas & McIntyre) with host Dr. Jillian Horton. Co-presented by The Winnipeg International Writers’ Festival as part of THIN AIR 2023.
TVO Today: Canadian Memory Books
Five memoirs were shortlisted for the 2019 RBC Taylor Prize for Canadian literary non-fiction, including Mamaskatch.
Lambda Literary Review: August 2021’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ Literature
Peyakow made the Lambda Literary Review’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ Literature list, in the Bio/Memoir section, for August 2021. SEE FULL LIST→
Times Colonist: Sooke-based author Darrel J. McLeod nominated for $60K Writers’ Trust Prize
Sooke-based author Darrel J. McLeod is one of five nominees for this year’s Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction, a $60,000 honour recognizing a work of non-fiction by a Canadian writer. READ FULL ARTICLE→