
David A. Robertson

David A. Robertson
David A. Robertson is the recipient of the Writers’ Union of Canada Freedom to Read Award. His memoir, Black Water, won the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award and the Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction. His middle-grade fantasy series, The Misewa Saga, includes the #1 bestseller The Barren Grounds. He won the Governor General’s Literary Award for On the Trapline and When We Were Alone. Robertson is also the writer and host of the award-winning podcast Kiwew. The Theory of Crows is his first novel for adults. David is a member of Norway House Cree Nation. He lives in Winnipeg.
David A. Robertson is published by HarperCollins Canada Penguin Random House Canada
Photo credit: Amber Green
Upcoming Events

October 30, 2020
at 8pm
TIFA Event
Family, Identity & Future: David A. Robertson & Jesse Thistle
David A. Robertson, Jesse Thistle, and Roland Gulliver
October 30, 2020 at 8pm

October 31, 2020
at 4:30pm
TIFA Event
GGBooks Panel: Young People’s Literature
Marie-Louise Gay, David A. Robertson, Jillian Tamaki, and Janet Smyth
October 31, 2020 at 4:30pm

October 31, 2020
at 12pm
TIFA Event
TIFA Kids! The Barren Grounds: David A. Robertson
David A. Robertson and Janet Smyth
October 31, 2020 at 12pm

October 25, 2021
at 1pm
Panel Discussion
Who Are Our Families with Naseem Hrab, David A. Robertson, Jillian Tamaki & Rebecca Thomas
Naseem Hrab, David A. Robertson, Jillian Tamaki, Rebecca Thomas, and Shoshana Magnet
October 25, 2021 at 1pm

October 30, 2021
at 4pm
Conversation
On the Trapline with David A. Robertson
David A. Robertson
October 30, 2021 at 4pm

September 24, 2022
at 1:30pm
TIFA Event
Writing a Comic Book with David A. Robertson
David A. Robertson
September 24, 2022 at 1:30pm

September 25, 2022
at 5:30pm
Conversation
Legacy, Lore & Love: David A. Robertson & Jasmine Sealy
David A. Robertson, Jasmine Sealy, and Fathima Cader
September 25, 2022 at 5:30pm

September 25, 2022
at 1:30pm
The Misewa Saga with David A. Robertson
David A. Robertson
September 25, 2022 at 1:30pm

September 25, 2022
at 5:30pm
Conversation
Legacy, Lore & Love: David A. Robertson & Jasmine Sealy
David A. Robertson, Jasmine Sealy, and Fathima Cader
September 25, 2022 at 5:30pm

September 25, 2022
at 1:30pm
The Misewa Saga with David A. Robertson
David A. Robertson
September 25, 2022 at 1:30pm

September 24, 2022
at 1:30pm
TIFA Event
Writing a Comic Book with David A. Robertson
David A. Robertson
September 24, 2022 at 1:30pm

October 30, 2021
at 4pm
Conversation
On the Trapline with David A. Robertson
David A. Robertson
October 30, 2021 at 4pm

October 25, 2021
at 1pm
Panel Discussion
Who Are Our Families with Naseem Hrab, David A. Robertson, Jillian Tamaki & Rebecca Thomas
Naseem Hrab, David A. Robertson, Jillian Tamaki, Rebecca Thomas, and Shoshana Magnet
October 25, 2021 at 1pm

May 28, 2021
at 3pm
Reading
TIFA Kids! Reading: The Barren Grounds with David A Robertson (Text Category)
David A. Robertson
May 28, 2021 at 3pm

October 31, 2020
at 4:30pm
TIFA Event
GGBooks Panel: Young People’s Literature
Marie-Louise Gay, David A. Robertson, Jillian Tamaki, and Janet Smyth
October 31, 2020 at 4:30pm

October 31, 2020
at 12pm
TIFA Event
TIFA Kids! The Barren Grounds: David A. Robertson
David A. Robertson and Janet Smyth
October 31, 2020 at 12pm

October 30, 2020
at 8pm
TIFA Event
Family, Identity & Future: David A. Robertson & Jesse Thistle
David A. Robertson, Jesse Thistle, and Roland Gulliver
October 30, 2020 at 8pm