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 DakotaAjuawak Kapashesit
Waskaganish Cree, White Earth Ojibwe DescendantJenn Hall
Leech Lake Band of OjibweKirsten Wittmann
Leech Lake OjibweMelanie Quetone Hensold
Cherokee and KiowaSamantha Manz
Cherokee Nation of OklahomaTherese Stanton
Lower Sioux DakotaWakaya Wells
Choctaw Nation of OklahomaProgram Facilitator
Art Coulson
CherokeeAuthors/Artists 2023-2024 Cohort
Nicholas DeShaw
Bois Forte OjibweAn Garagiola
Bois Forte Band of ChippewaEmmy Her Many Horses
Sicangu/Oglala LakotaKyle X. Hill
Ojibwe (Turtle Mountain Band; Enrolled Citizen), Dakota (Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe), Lakota (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe)Gillian Joseph
Ihaŋktoŋwaŋ and Mdewakaŋtoŋ DakotaMelissa Olson
Leech Lake Band of OjibweTara Perron Tanaǧidaŋ To Wiŋ
Dakota and OjibweEmily Poupart
OjibweDeanna StandingCloud
Red Lake Nation of AnishinaabeTara Widner
Pembina Band OjibweSarah Wheelock
Meskwaki Nation (People of the Red Earth) and bear clanPast 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.