Emily Riddle is Nêhiyaw and a member of the Alexander First Nation (Kipohtakaw). A writer, editor, policy analyst, language learner and visual artist, she lives in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton). She is the senior advisor of Indigenous relations at the Edmonton Public Library. Her writing has been published in The Globe and Mail, Teen Vogue, The Malahat Review and Room Magazine, among others.She was the co-winner of the Indigenous Voices Awards (published poetry in English category) in 2023, the Canadian First Book Prize presented by the Griffin Poetry Prizes 2023, and Edmonton Artists’ Trust Award 2021. She was also shortlisted for the High Plains Book Awards by the Billings Public Library Board, as well as longlisted for the Gerald Lampert Poetry Prize. Emily Riddle is a semi-dedicated Oilers fan and a dedicated Treaty Six descendant who believes deeply in the brilliance of the Prairies and their people.