Indigenous Voices Awards

Are you an emerging Indigenous writer 18 years of age or older? Submit your work to the IVAs before February 15! Check out the guidelines here for submission details and categories: https://indigenousvoicesawards.org/english-submission-page

Congratulations to past IVA's nominee Joshua Whitehead, for Jonny Appleseed being part of 2021 Canada Reads! The debates happen March 8-11:

One of our 2021 Jurors is Billy-Ray Belcourt, a past IVAs recipent, and a writer and academic from the Driftpile Cree Nation. They recently spoke with The Globe and Mail about their new memoir:

Today is the last day to donate and enter! Donate $20 or more to the Indigenous Voices Awards Fund and you’ll automatically be entered to win a prize pack of works from past & present IVAs nominees. Click the link to donate! Funds go directly to award recipients.... https://ontarioartsfoundation.on.ca/donations/new

A huge congratulations to all our award recipients and the deepest of thank you's to our jurors, our donors, our host Smokii Sumac, everyone who submitted work, everyone who worked (and works) to make this possible and all our supporters! Thank you for supporting, hearing, and amplifying Indigenous Voices! If you missed the award or just want to watch again, the video link is pinned to our profile! The list of award recipients in full can be found at indigenousvoicesawards.org/home-page