Photo Credit:
Photo credit
Carina Lamarche
Norma Dunning
BIO
Biography
Norma Dunning is a Padlei Inuk writer, professor and grandmother. She has published five books to date:
2027 - Anaanatsiaq (grandmother) - children's book - Tundra Books
2026 - Aput! (snow) - children's book - Tradewind Books
2026 - Naoyak - novel - Douglas&McIntyre
2022 - Kinauvit? (what's your name) - nonfiction - Douglas&McIntyre
2021 - Tainna (the unseen ones) - short stories - GG (2021)
2022 - Akia (the other side) - poetry - BookLand Publishers
2020 - Eskimo Pie: a poetics of Inuit Identity - poetry - BookLand Publishers
2018 - Annie Muktuk & Other Stories - short stories - Danuta Gleed (2018)
ADDRESS
City: Regina,
Province/Territory: Saskatchewan
EMAIL
c/o TWUC
GENRE
Literary Fiction/Poetry/non-fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Tainna (the unseen ones)
Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Year
2021
Title
Eskimo Pie: a Poetics of Inuit Identity
Publisher
BookLand Publishers
Year
2020
Title
Annie Muktuk and Other Stories
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Year
2017
Title
Kinauvit (what's your name) a daughter's search for her grandmother
Publisher
Douglas&McIntyre
Year
2022
Title
Akia (the other side) - poetry
Publisher
BookLand Press
Year
2022
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Governor General's Award for Literary Fiction
Publication
Tainna (the unseen ones)
Year
2021
Name
Danuta Gleed Award
Publication
Annie Muktuk and Other Stories
Year
2018
Name
The Howard O'Hagan Award
Publication
Eslipsee
Year
2018
LINKS
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
any
Presentation Genre
fiction/non fiction/poetry
Presentation Length
45-90 min
Presentation Description
Presentation description
writing workshops
Presentation Fee(s)
$350/hr or $500 for 90 min
EQUITY INITIATIVE
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Members who identify as:
Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
No
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
No
