Lee Maracle

Lee Maracle is a member of the Sto:Lo nation. She was born in Vancouver and grew up on the North Shore. She is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Ravensong and Daughters Are Forever. Her novel for young adults, Will’s Garden was well-received and is taught in schools. She has also published on book of poetry, Bent Box, and a work of creative non-fiction, I Am Woman. She is the co-editor of a number of anthologies, including the award winning anthology My Home As I Remember and Telling It: Women and Language across Culture. Her work has been published in anthologies and scholarly journals worldwide. The mother of four and grandmother of seven, Maracle is currently an instructor at the University of Toronto, the Traditional Teacher for First Nation’s House, and instructor with the Centre for Indigenous Theatre and the S.A.G.E. (Support for Aboriginal Graduate Education). She is also a writing instructor at the Banff Centre for the Arts.

In 2009, Maracle received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from St. Thomas University. Maracle recently received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for her work promoting writing among Aboriginal Youth, and is 2014 finalist for the Ontario Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts.

Maracle has served as Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, and the University of Western Washington.

Books by Lee Maracle

Celia’s Song

A Generous Spirit

Hope Matters

I Am a Body of Land

Luminous Ink

Daughters Are Forever

Un territoire a partager

My Conversations With Canadians

Bobbi Lee Indian Rebel

Ravensong - A Novel

Talking to the Diaspora

Memory Serves

Memory Serves

A Really Good Brown Girl

Celia's Song

Masculindians

First Wives Club

Will's Garden

Darrell Dennis: Two Plays

I Am Woman

Gatherings Volume 13

Bent Box

My Home As I Remember

Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth