Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley
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Born
Sean Tinsley
Occupationwriter
NationalityCanadian
Genreyoung adult literature
Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sean Tinsley |
| Occupation | writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | young adult literature |
| Notable works | Skraelings |
| Spouse | Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley |
Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley is a Canadian writer.[1] He was a winner of the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature in 2015 for Skraelings, which he cowrote with his wife Rachel 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]
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.[4]
Of Scottish and Mohawk heritage, he was a second-place finalist in the Writers of the Future competition in 2005 for his short story "Green Angel".[5]
