Pemmican Wars

About Katherena Vermette

katherena vermette (she/her/hers) is a Red River Métis (Michif) writer from Treaty 1 territory the heart of the Métis Nation Winnipeg Manitoba. In 2013 her first book North End Love Songs (The Muses Company) won the Governor Generals Literary Award for Poetry. Since then her work has garnered awards and critical accolades across genres. Her novels The Break (House of Anansi) and The Strangers (Hamish Hamilton) were both national best sellers and won multiple literary awards. She is the author of numerous other bestselling titles including the A Girl Called Echo series (HighWater Press) and the Seven Teachings Stories series (HighWater Press). Scott B. Henderson (he/him/his) is author/artist of the sci-fi/fantasy comic The Chronicles of Era and has illustrated select titles in the Tales From Big Spirit series as well as the A Girl Called Echo The Reckoner Rises and 7 Generations series. He is also the artist for AIYLA Honour Book Fire Starters Eisner Awardnominee A Blanket of Butterflies and select stories in This Place: 150 Years Retold. In 2016 he was the recipient of the C4 Central Canada Comic Con Storyteller Award. Find Scott on social media with @ouroboros09. Since 1998 Donovan Yaciuk (he/him/his) has coloured books published by Marvel DC Dark Horse comics and HighWater Press including the A Girl Called Echo and The Reckoner Rises series as well as select stories in This Place: 150 Years Retold. Donovan holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from the University of Manitoba and began his career as a part of the legendary now-defunct Digital Chameleon colouring studio. He lives in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada with his wife and two daughters.