From Numéro Cinq to a Governor-General’s Award
As it happens, we published Darrel’s first short story in Numéro Cinq in the October, 2015, issue. After the GG announcement, I was reading about Mamaskatch and something clicked. READ FULL ARTICLE→
Canada Council: Mamaskatch wins the 2018 Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction
Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age dares to immerse readers in provocative contemporary issues including gender fluidity, familial violence, and transcultural hybridity. A fast-moving, intimate memoir of dreams and nightmares—lyrical and gritty, raw and vulnerable, told without pity, but with phoenix-like strength. SEE FULL LIST OF 2018 WINNERS→
CBC NXNW: A Season in Chezgh’un
Acclaimed Cree author Darrel J. McLeod joins Margaret Gallagher in the NXNW studio to talk about his debut novel, A Season in Chezgh’un, which follows a young Indigiqueer man taking on the role of school principal in a remote northern Dakelh community. Taking place over the course of a single year, the novel explores the indomitable spirit of the Dakelh culture, the splendour of nature, and a struggle with identity and connection to surroundings. LISTEN NOW→
CBC Books: 30 Canadian books to read in winter 2024
The CBC’s list of “30 buzzworthy Canadian titles to read right now,” including A Season in Chezgh’un. SEE FULL LIST→
Literary Review of Canada: Home on the Reserve
A Season in Chezgh’un departs from the candid style of Darrel J. McLeod’s previous books, including his memoir Mamaskatch, which won a Governor General’s Award in 2018. READ FULL REVIEW (PAYWALL)→
The BC Review: Challenging ‘what the white man want’
It is a real gift for an author to offer his readers a novel that is both memorable and timely. A Season in Chezgh’un by Sooke’s Darrel McLeod is exactly such a gift, arriving at a period in our history when the multiple, raw issues surrounding Indigenous people of Canada in general, and British Columbia in particular, loom large in the public mind. READ FULL REVIEW→
CBC Books: Sneak peek of A Season in Chezgh’un
Governor General’s Literary Award winner Darrel J. McLeod publishing first novel this fall. Cree writer Darrel J. McLeod is known for his personal and intimate memoirs. READ FULL REVIEW→
Vancouver Sun: Review of Peyakow
Darrel J. McLeod’s memoir Peyakow celebrates survival and resilience. Darrel J. McLeod has been a witness to history. He has also helped make it as his second volume of memoirs, Peyakow: Reclaiming Cree Dignity, attests. READ FULL REVIEW→
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand: Public lecture, reading, interview
Darrel McLeod gives a special lecture, reads a section from Mamaskatch, and discusses some of the themes covered in the book as well as the impact his book has had on its readers to date. BALAC is Thailand’s first undergraduate program in cultural studies at Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Arts. From November 2019, Sessions One and Two below.