Aviaq Johnston

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Aviaq Johnston


Born
Igloolik, Nunavut

Aviaq Johnston is a young Inuk author from Igloolik, Nunavut. Her debut novel Those Who Run in the Sky was released in the spring of 2017. In 2014, she won first place in the Aboriginal Arts and Stories competition for her short story “Tarnikuluk,” which also earned her a Governor General’s History Award. Aviaq is a graduate of Nunavut Sivuniksavut, and she has a diploma in Social Service Work from Canadore College. Aviaq loves to travel and has lived in Australia and Vietnam. She spends most of her time reading, writing, studying, and procrastinating. She goes back and forth between Iqaluit, Nunavut, and Ottawa, Ontario.

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Taaqtumi: An Anthology of A...

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What's My Superpower?

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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 375 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions
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Those Who Run in the Sky

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3.94 avg rating — 288 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions
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Grandfather Bowhead, Tell M...

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Those Who Dwell Below

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The Haunted Blizzard

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Celebrations in Nunavut: En...

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Inuki's Birthday Party

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Leave Our Bones Where They Lay

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“We need to go to church this Sunday. We haven’t been in a while.”
Aviaq Johnston, Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories

“The weather changed, and with warmer temperatures came the midnight sun and the best season for hunting.”
Aviaq Johnston, Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories

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