Writer and storyteller Ivan Coyote was born and raised in Whitehorse, the capital city of Canada’s Yukon territory. They are the author of 13 books and the creator of four films, seven stage shows, and three albums that combine storytelling with music. Coyote’s books have won the ReLit Award, been named a Stonewall Honour Book, and been shortlisted for the Hilary Weston Prize for non-fiction, as well as twice for the Governor General’s Award for non-fiction. In 2023, they received the first Honorary Doctor of Arts ever bestowed by Yukon University. Coyote’s stories grapple with the complex and intensely personal topics of gender identity, family, and class – but always with a generous heart and a quick wit.
Coyote ought to be recognized as one of Canada’s great humorists, although often the stories are the laughing-through-tears variety. A lot of grit and a lot of heart. –Globe and Mail
