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→
The BC Review: 1545 Cree identity in exile
Darrel McLeod attended the University of British Columbia where he obtained two degrees – a Bachelor of Arts in French Literature and another in Education. Prior to becoming a writer, McLeod worked for the federal government as a chief negotiator of land claims, and as an executive director of education and international affairs with the Assembly of First Nations. READ FULL REVIEW→
Quill & Quire: Darrel J. McLeod shares his road map from hardship to an exuberant life
The new memoir from Darrel J. McLeod, Peyakow: Reclaiming Cree Dignity (Douglas & McIntyre), is rooted in traumas – both systemic and personal – from which the author emerges into a career of remarkable breadth and impressive achievements. READ FULL REVIEW→
Read Alberta: An Interview with Darrel J. McLeod
With steely determination, he triumphs: now elementary teacher; now school principal; now head of an Indigenous delegation to the UN in Geneva; now executive in the Government of Canada—and now a celebrated author. Darrel J. McLeod reflects on his two memoirs in this interview. READ FULL INTERVIEW→