Called a “natural-born storyteller” by Globe and Mail newspaper, Canadian artist Ivan Coyote is the award-winning author of 12 books, the creator of four short films, and has released three albums that combine storytelling with music. Ivan is a seasoned stage performer, and over the last 25 years has become an audience favorite at storytelling, writer’s, film, poetry, and folk music festivals from Anchorage to Australia. Ivan often grapples with the complex and intensely personal issues of gender identity in their work, as well as topics such as family, class, social justice, and queer liberation, but always with a generous heart, a quick wit, and the nuanced and finely-honed timing of a gifted storyteller. Ivan’s stories remind of us of our own fallible and imperfect humanity while at the same time inspiring us to change the world. “Coyote is to Canadian literature what kd lang is to country music: a beautifully odd fixture.” – Ottawa Express
Ivan Coyote
