Drew Hayden Taylor

Drew Hayden Taylor is an award-winning playwright, novelist, and filmmaker. Born and raised on Curve Lake First Nation, he has done everything from performing stand-up comedy at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to serving as artistic director of Canada’s premier Indigenous theatre company, Native Earth Performing Arts. This October will see the release of his fifth novel, Sucker Falls, published by McClelland & Stewart.

The recipient of three honorary doctorates, he considers it a great honour to travel the world and spread the gospel of Indigenous literature.