Education
- BA, MFA (UVic)
- PhD, in progress (UVic)
Biography
Troy Sebastian |nupqu ʔak·ǂam̓ is a writer from the Ktunaxa community of ʔaq̓am. His story tax niʔ pikak̓— a long time ago- was longlisted for the 2018 CBC Short Story Prize and the 2019 Writers’ Trust Journey Prize. In 2020, he was selected as a Writer’s Trust Rising and was longlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize. Troy’s story The Mission won the 2022 National Magazine Award Gold Prize for Fiction. His first short story collection Fine Particulate Matter will be published by McClelland & Stewart in Canada and Pantheon in the United States.
Publications
Sebastian, Troy |nupqu ʔak·ǂam̓. "Nuchatlaht First Nation: How a Legal Battle Could Change Land Rights for Good." The Walrus. Feb. 13, 2023.
Sebastian, Troy. "The long return home: The politics and broken promises around repatriating Indigenous artifacts." The Globe and Mail. Feb. 5, 2022.
Sebastian, Troy | nupqu ʔak·ǂam̓. "The Mission." The Walrus. Nov. 30, 2021.
Sebastian, Troy | nupqu ʔak·ǂam̓. "Tax Niʔ Pik̓ak (A Long Time Ago)." The Walrus. Jun. 21, 2018.
Courses
This instructor is currently not teaching any courses.