Katherena Vermette

Katherena Vermette is a Mtis writer of poetry fiction and childrens literature Her first book emNorth End Love Songsem won the 2013 Governor Generals Literary Award for Poetry and was the 2015 selection for emOn the Same Pageem Manitobas provincewide book club Her work has appeared in several literary magazines and anthologies Vermette lives works and plays in Winnipeg In addition to codirecting the awardwinning National Film Board short doc emthis riverem she is also releasing a novel this year emThe Breakem Set in Winnipegs North End community emThe Breakem explores a family of womentheir love history and tragedy She has been a proud member of the Indigenous Writers Collective since 2004 and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of British Columbia When not writing she coordinates arts programs in Winnipeg where she lives with her family in a house within skipping distance of the temperamental Red River emthis riverem cowritten and codirected with fellow Winnipeg filmmaker a hrefhttpwwwnorthernstarscaerikamacphersonErika MacPhersona won the emCoup de coeur du juryem award at the 2016 Festival Prsence autochtoneMontral First Peoples Festival in August 2016brbrbr