Helena Katz
BIO
Biography
Helena is the author of five nonfiction books including The Mad Trapper: The Incredible Tale of a Famous Canadian Manhunt (Altitude, 2004) and Justice Miscarried: Inside Wrongful Convictions in Canada (Dundurn, 2011). Her latest book, Dispatches from Canada's North (2025), is a memoir that delves into the question of "Where is home" as she leaves a trendy neighbourhood in downtown Montreal for life on a small alpaca farm on the outskirts of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. She is a former reporter with the Montreal Gazette who is proud to live alongside and learn from the Salt River First Nation, Tthebatthie Denesuline Nation and Northwest Territory Metis Nation of the Thebacha region.
ADDRESS
City: Fort Smith,
Province/Territory: Northwest Territories
EMAIL
helena@katzcommunications.ca
GENRE
Nonfiction, memoir
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Dispatches from Canada's North
Publisher
Boreale Group
Year
2025
AWARDS
Awards
Name
KR Wilson Business Press Awards - Honourable Mention
Publication
Up Here Business magazine
Year
2013
EQUITY INITIATIVE
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Members who identify as:
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