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NATIONAL BESTSELLER Capricious, big-hearted, joyful: an epic memoir from one of Canada's most acclaimed Indigenous writers and performersTomson Highway was born in a snowbank on an island in the sub-Arctic, the eleventh of twelve children in a nomadic, caribou-hunting Cree family. Growing up in a land of ten thousand lakes and islands, Tomson relished being pulled by dogsled beneath a night sky alive with stars, sucking the juices from roasted...

Brilliant, jubilant insights into the glory and anguish of life from one of the world's most treasured Indigenous creators.  Trickster is zany, ridiculous. The ultimate, over-the-top, madcap fool. Here to remind us that the reason for existence is to have a blast and to laugh ourselves silly. Celebrated author and playwright Tomson Highway brings his signature irreverence to an exploration of five themes central to the human condition: languag...

Capricious, big-hearted, joyful: an epic memoir from one of Canada's most acclaimed Indigenous writers and performersTomson Highway was born in a snowbank on an island in the sub-Arctic, the eleventh of twelve children in a nomadic, caribou-hunting Cree family. Growing up in a land of ten thousand lakes and islands, Tomson relished being pulled by dogsled beneath a night sky alive with stars, sucking the juices from roasted muskrat tails, and ...

The powerful new memoir from one of Canada's most beloved and acclaimed Indigenous authors. "I was born in the most beautiful place on the face of the planet. . . . A region of the world blessed by nature a thousand times, its remoteness ensures its status as the world's best-kept secret." From one of Canada's most acclaimed Indigenous writers and performing artists, Permanent Astonishment is a celebration of Tomson Highway's birthplace--north...

In this issueSavoury short fiction from Tomson Highway, Jakob Drud, Kim Harbridge, Hannah Van Didden, Dave Gregory, NRM Roshak and R Daniel Lester. Poetry from Erin Kirsh and Peter Norman. Further adventures of Frankie Ray in The Extra from Mel Anastasiou and a brand new Allaigna novella from JM Landels. Plus the winners of the Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest and the SiWC runner up, capped off with a chilling tale from Kris Sayer.

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Winner of the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best New Play and nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award when first published in 1988, The Rez Sisters has gone on to become an internationally critically acclaimed play, included in all major anthologies of Canadian literature world-wide. Now, in celebration of its twentieth anniversary, the play is being published in its original language: Cree. Included is a Note on Dialect by the author. ...

Presented in the original Cree text! First published in English, with several major awards and nominations: Nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award for Drama Dora Mavor Moore Award winner, 1989 Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award winner, 1990 Paasteewitoon Kaapooskaysing Tageespichit (Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing) tells another story of the mythical Wasaychigan Hill Indian Reserve, also the setting for Tomson Highway's awa...

First new play in six years from Canada's most famous First Nations playwright. This latest play is a riveting musical.

Spanish edition. Winner of the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best New Play Nominated for the Governor General's Award This award-winning play by Native playwright Tomson Highway is a powerful and moving portrayal of seven women from a reserve attempting to beat the odds by winning at bingo. And not just any bingo. It is THE BIGGEST BINGO IN THE WORLD and a chance to win a way out of a tortured life. The Rez Sisters is hilarious, shocking, mystica...

Retells one of the most tragic cases of cultural genocide among Native peoples of British Columbia. Cast of 4 women.

Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing" tells another story of the mythical Wasaychigan Hill Indian Reserve, also the setting for Tomson Highway's award winning play "The Rez Sisters." Wherein "The Rez Sisters" the focus was on seven "Wasy" women and the game of bingo, "Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing" features seven "Wasy" men and the game of hockey. It is a fast-paced story of tragedy, comedy, and hope.

Speaking one language, I submit, is like living in a house with one window only..." From his legendary birth in a snow bank in northwestern Manitoba, through his metamorphosis to citizen-artist of the world, playwright, pianist, polyglot, storyteller, and irreverent disciple of the Trickster, Tomson Highway rides roughshod through the languages and communities that have shaped him. Cree, Dene, Latin, French, English, Spanish, and the universal...

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A lyrical tale of survival in a strange, hostile world

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The story of a wingless little mosquito from Manitoba has all the whimsy and wise humor any audience could ask for. The ageless theme of a misfit, who finds her voice through song and who learns to make friends by communicating directly with her audience, is a timely treat for anyone who has felt like an outsider, dealt with bullying, moved to a new place, or was different from the rest of the pack. The entire script is here, complete with son...

 , One winter afternoon, Joe and Cody went ice fishing with their papa, their mama, and Cody&rsquo, s little black dog, Ootsie. It was the perfect day to fish. The sky was clear, and the sun made the snow sparkle like diamonds. Brothers Joe and Cody are spending a chilly winter afternoon ice fishing with their parents. Cody is helping Papa fish, while Mama and Joe doze in the sled. Suddenly the sled dogs sit up and sniff. A fox is across t...

Winner of the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best New Play Nominated for the Governor General's Award" This award-winning play by Native playwright Tomson Highway is a powerful and moving portrayal of seven women from a reserve attempting to beat the odds by winning at bingo. And not just any bingo. It is THE BIGGEST BINGO IN THE WORLD and a chance to win a way out of a tortured life. The Rez Sisters is hilarious, shocking, mystical and powerfu...

Tomson Highway is one of Canada's foremost playwrights and novelists. In "Comparing Mythologies" he addresses a theme that is central to much of his work: the ways that Canadian culture today is shaped by the mixture of Aboriginal and Western mythologies. What interests him is not merely the differences between these cultures, but the ways that inherited beliefs enable Native communities to cope with the cultural and social challenges facing t...