Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler | |
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Nationality | Canadian, Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation |
Other names | Nathan Adler |
Education |
Trent University, OCAD University, University of British Columbia |
Occupation | writer |
Known for | horror fiction |
Notable work | Wrist, a story based on the traditional First Nations mythology of the
wendigo; short story collection Ghost Lake |
Website |
nathanadlerblog |
Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler, sometimes credited as Nathan Adler, is a Canadian writer of horror fiction. [1] He is most noted for his 2020 short story collection Ghost Lake, which was the winner in the English fiction category at the 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards. [2]
Of Jewish and Anishinaabe descent, he is a member of the Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation. [3] He studied English literature and Native studies at Trent University, integrated media at OCAD University, and creative writing at the University of British Columbia. [4]
He published his debut novel Wrist, a story based on the traditional First Nations mythology of the wendigo, in 2016, [5] and he was coeditor with Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith of the 2019 speculative fiction anthology Bawaajigan: Stories of Power. [4] His short story "Abacus" was included in Joshua Whitehead's Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction. [6]
Adler, who identifies as two-spirit, [4] has also done work as a visual artist. [4]
Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler | |
---|---|
Nationality | Canadian, Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation |
Other names | Nathan Adler |
Education |
Trent University, OCAD University, University of British Columbia |
Occupation | writer |
Known for | horror fiction |
Notable work | Wrist, a story based on the traditional First Nations mythology of the
wendigo; short story collection Ghost Lake |
Website |
nathanadlerblog |
Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler, sometimes credited as Nathan Adler, is a Canadian writer of horror fiction. [1] He is most noted for his 2020 short story collection Ghost Lake, which was the winner in the English fiction category at the 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards. [2]
Of Jewish and Anishinaabe descent, he is a member of the Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation. [3] He studied English literature and Native studies at Trent University, integrated media at OCAD University, and creative writing at the University of British Columbia. [4]
He published his debut novel Wrist, a story based on the traditional First Nations mythology of the wendigo, in 2016, [5] and he was coeditor with Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith of the 2019 speculative fiction anthology Bawaajigan: Stories of Power. [4] His short story "Abacus" was included in Joshua Whitehead's Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction. [6]
Adler, who identifies as two-spirit, [4] has also done work as a visual artist. [4]