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Aviaq Johnston

Aviaq Johnston is a young Inuk author from Igloolik, Nunavut. Her debut novel Those Who Run in the Sky was shortlisted for the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award for Young People's Literature, was a finalist for the Foreword INDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction, and a 2017 Honour Book for the Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Young Adult Literature. In 2018 she won the inaugural Indigenous Voices Award for Most Significant Work of Prose in English by an Emerging Indigenous Writer. She is also the author of the bestselling picture book, What's My Superpower? Aviaq loves to travel and has lived in Australia and Vietnam. She spends most of her time reading, writing, studying, and procrastinating. She divides her time between Iqaluit, Nunavut, and Ottawa, Ontario.

Books by Aviaq Johnston

Why Is She Mad at Me?

English Edition

by (author) Aviaq Johnston
illustrated by Amiel Sandland

Sometimes I Feel Shy

Inuktitut Edition

by (author) Aviaq Johnston
illustrated by Amiel Sandland

Taaqtumi

An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories

by (author) Aviaq Johnston, Richard Van Camp, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Thomas Anguti Johnston, Repo Kempt, Jay Bulckaert, K.C. Carthew, Gayle Kabloona & Cara Bryant
narrator Elizabeth Ryan, Vinnie Karetak, Aloka Wijesooriya & Kaaju Arreak

TJ and the Sleepover

Inuktitut Edition

by (author) Aviaq Johnston
illustrated by Jesus Lopez

Inuki's Birthday Party

Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition

by (author) Aviaq Johnston
illustrated by Ali Hinch

Grandfather Bowhead, Tell Me A Story

by (author) Aviaq Johnston
illustrated by Tamara Campeau

What's My Superpower?

by (author) Aviaq Johnston
illustrated by Tim Mack

Showing You Care (Inuktitut)

by (author) Aviaq Johnston
illustrated by Amanda Sandland

Showing You Care (English)

by (author) Aviaq Johnston
illustrated by Amanda Sandland

Celebrations in Nunavut

Inuktitut Edition

by (author) Aviaq Johnston
illustrated by Lenny Lishchenko

TJ's New Friend

Inuktitut Edition

by (author) Aviaq Johnston
illustrated by Charlene Chua

Those Who Run in the Sky

by (author) Aviaq Johnston
illustrated by Toma Feizo Gas

Those Who Dwell Below

by (author) Aviaq Johnston
illustrated by Toma Feizo Gas