David A. Robertson
CBC Books | | Posted: June 20, 2018 8:38 PM | Last Updated: April 25, 2022
David A. Robertson is an award-winning author and graphic novelist based in Winnipeg. The multi-talented writer of Swampy Cree heritage has published over 20 books across a variety of genres, including the graphic novels Will I See? and Sugar Falls, YA book Strangers, the memoir Black Water and the Governor General's Literary Award-winning picture books called When We Were Alone and On the Trapline, both illustrated by Cree-Métis artist Julie Flett.
Robertson served as a CBC Books judge of The First Page student writing challenge in 2020-2021. His middle-grade book series includes The Barren Grounds and The Great Bear. The Barren Grounds was a finalist for the 2020 Governor General's Literary Prize for young people's literature — text.
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