Native Authors Program

All My Relations Arts’ Native Authors Program

All My Relations Arts’ Native Authors Program supports all aspects of the development of Native authors in genres of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, children’s fiction, and young adult fiction. Recipients will participate in an 18-month intensive writing program focusing on professional development topics including preparing a manuscript, working with an editor, approaching a publisher, the business of writing, and more. AMRA’s Authors Program creates a much-needed, brave space for Native authors to learn and flourish.

The writers for our next author’s cohort have been selected through a jury process. Stay tuned for details and announcements on this year’s participants. 

 

 

Authors/Artists 2024-2025 Cohort

Ron Leith

Ojibwe-Mdewakanton Dakota

Ajuawak Kapashesit

Waskaganish Cree, White Earth Ojibwe Descendant

Jenn Hall

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

Kirsten Wittmann

Leech Lake Ojibwe

Samantha Manz

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma

Therese Stanton

Lower Sioux Dakota

Wakaya Wells

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Program Facilitator 

Authors/Artists 2023-2024 Cohort

Nicholas DeShaw

Bois Forte Ojibwe

An Garagiola

Bois Forte Band of Chippewa

Emmy Her Many Horses

Sicangu/Oglala Lakota

Kyle X. Hill

Ojibwe (Turtle Mountain Band; Enrolled Citizen), Dakota (Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe), Lakota (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe)

Gillian Joseph

Ihaŋktoŋwaŋ and Mdewakaŋtoŋ Dakota

Melissa Olson

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

Deanna StandingCloud

Red Lake Nation of Anishinaabe

Tara Widner

Pembina Band Ojibwe

Sarah Wheelock

Meskwaki Nation (People of the Red Earth) and bear clan

“I was really impressed with the caliber of applicants we had for the program this round. I’m looking forward to working with this amazing group of native writers as they breathe life into our stories across so many different forms and genres.”

Past Cohorts

2020-21

The Native Author’s Program Facilitator was Diane Wilson. 

Cohort: Tashia Hart, Teresa Peterson, Evelyn Bellanger, Janice Bad Moccasin, Annastacia Cardon, Gabrielle Tateyuskanskan, Ruth Denny, and Rosetta Peters.