Joshua Whitehead
Joshua Whitehead is an Oji-Cree, Two-Spirit storyteller and academic from Peguis First Nation on Treaty 1 territory in Manitoba. He is an Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies and English at the University of Calgary on Treaty 7 territory. He is the author of full-metal indigiqueer, Jonny Appleseed, and the editor of Love after the End: an Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction. His book Making Love with the Land was published in 2022. Whitehead's work often explores themes of Indigeneity, queerness, and the relationship between the body and the land.
Awards
['Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction', 'Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Anthology', 'Canada Reads 2021', "Governor General's History Award for the Indigenous Arts and Stories Challenge (2016)", 'Truman Capote Literary Trust Award for Creative Writing (2016-17)']
Notable Works
['full-metal indigiqueer', 'Jonny Appleseed', 'Love after the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction', 'Making Love with the Land']
