Ktunaxa nation writer Smokii Sumac won the published poetry in English category for his debut poetry collection y ou are enough: love poems for the end of the world. The book takes on themes of love, heartbreak, addiction, healing, gender and identity. Tanya Tagaq melds memoir and fiction with emotional first book, Split Tooth The book was longlisted for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize and was a nominee for the 2019 Amazon Canada First Novel Award. Tagaq's novel follows a young girl's upbringing in 1970s Nunavut, a place of mythic natural wonders as well as addiction and violence. The annual awards ceremony recognizes literature by Indigenous writers in Canada across seven categories. Musician Tanya Tagaq has won the best published prose in English category at the Indigenous Voices Awards for her debut novel, Split Tooth.
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