Rachel Attituq Qitsualik-Tinsley[1] is a Canadian writer. She was a winner of the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature in 2015 for Skraelings, which she cowrote with her husband Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley.[2] The book was also a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature at the 2014 Governor General's Awards.[3]
Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rachel Attituq Qitsualik Nunavut, Canada |
| Occupation | writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | young adult literature |
| Notable works | Skraelings |
| Spouse | Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley |
She is of Inuk, Scottish and Cree descent.[4]
The duo also cowrote the 2008 book Qanuq Pinngurnirmata, a volume of Inuit mythology. The book was reissued in 2015 as How Things Came to Be: Inuit Stories of Creation.[5]
She works as an Inuktitut language translator, and has written both non-fiction and short stories about Inuit culture.[6] In 2012, she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her writing.[7]
In 2017, she ran as a candidate in the Nunavut territorial election for the electoral district of Quttiktuq.[8] Qitsualik-Tinsley finished in last place in her riding, with 0 votes.[9]
Publications
edit| Year | Title | Author | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Shadows that Rush Past | Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley | Emily Fiegenschuh and Larry MacDougall |
| 2011 | Ajjiit | Sean and Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley | Andrew Trabbold |
| 2012 | Under the Ice | Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley | Jae Korim, Art Direction by Babah Kalluk |
| 2013 | The Raven and the Loon | Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley | Kim Smith |
| 2014 | Skraelings | Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley | Andrew Trabbold |
| 2014 | The Walrus Who Escaped | Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley | Anthony Brennan |
| 2014 | Tuniit: Mysterious Folk of the Arctic | Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley | Sean Bigham |
| 2015 | How Things Came To Be | Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley | Emily Fiegenschuh and Patricia Ann Lewis-MacDougall |
| 2015 | Stories of Survival and Revenge: From Inuit Folklore | Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley | Jeremy Mohler |
| 2017 | Why the Monster | Sean and Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley | Toma Feizo Gas |
| 2019 | "Rosie", in This Place | Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley | GMB Chomichuk |
| 2019 | "Lounge", in Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories | Sean and Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley | |
| 2020 | Tanna's Owl | Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley | Yong Ling Kang |
| 2022 | Tanna's Lemming | Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley | Tamara Campeau |
References
edit- ^ "Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel | Inuit Literatures ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᒍᓯᖏᑦ Littératures inuites". inuit.uqam.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley win 2015 Burt Award". Quill & Quire, October 26, 2015.
- ^ "Winnipeg authors up for GG awards". Winnipeg Free Press, October 8, 2014.
- ^ Moore, Dene (2023-10-30). "From the supernatural to the thrilling, these Indigenous authors will leave you unsettled this Halloween". IndigiNews. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Inuit culture comes alive". Guelph Mercury, August 1, 2015.
- ^ "Taming the unfrozen North; When global warming melts the Arctic ice, look to the Inuit to adapt and survive, just as their ancestors did". Toronto Star, August 31, 2006.
- ^ "Rachel A. Qitsualik-Tinsley". The Governor General of Canada. Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "72 candidates declare for Nunavut election as nomination period closes". CBC News, September 28, 2017.
- ^ "2017 General Election Official Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. p. 9. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
External links
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- Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley at Inhabit Media