Meanwhile Griffin Poetry Prize winner Belcourt is in the running for “A Minor Chorus,” which features a narrator who goes back to his hometown to seek answers to “existential questions about family, love and happiness.” “Bad Cree” is about a Cree millennial grappling with dreams that have “terrifying, real-life consequences” and prompt her to seek strength from her female relatives.
Jessica Johns’ “Bad Cree,” published by HarperCollins, and Billy-Ray Belcourt’s “A Minor Chorus,” from Hamish Hamilton Canada, are vying for the $60,000 top prize.
TORONTO - A horror story that highlights the cultural significance of dreams and an exploration of intimate encounters in a northern Alberta town are among the six debut novels in the running for this year’s Amazon Canada First Novel Award.
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