Grise Fiord memoirist recognized with Governor General literary nomination
Nunatsiaq News | October 19, 2021
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Grise Fiord memoirist recognized with Governor General literary nomination
Larry Audlaluk’s retelling of his family’s forced relocation to Grise Fiord shortlisted in non-fiction category
Most writers, even the most seasoned, will never be considered for a Governor General’s Literary Award.
For a first-time author, it’s even more rare.
That’s why Larry Audlaluk, nominated for his memoir What I Remember, What I Know: The Life of a High Arctic Exile, is still letting the feeling sink in.
Speaking from his home from snowy Grise Fiord, he said the nomination was exciting, but also a learning curve.
“I didn’t realize when I was putting my life on paper [it] would involve so many other people,” he laughed.
Audlaluk, 71, has been named a finalist in the awards’ non-fiction category for his telling his family’s forced relocation from from Inukjuak, Nunavik, to Ellesmere Island in the High Arctic.
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