Katherena Vermette

Katherena Vermette is a Winnipeg-based Métis author and poet, celebrated for her contributions to Canadian literature, particularly in representing Indigenous voices. Her novel 'The Strangers' won the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and she has garnered acclaim for her poetry and storytelling that often weave in themes of identity and community. Recently, she was appointed as a senior editor at Simon & Schuster Canada, where she aims to amplify underrepresented voices in the publishing industry.