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

What to read

The Theory of Crows by David A. Robertson, 2022

The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga, Book One by David A. Robertson, 2020

The Great Bear: The Misewa Saga, Book Two by David A. Robertson, 2021

The Stone Child: The Misewa Saga, Book Three by David A. Robertson, 2022

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