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Biography

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Bethany Littlebird writes science fiction and fantasy novels about identity, acceptance, and belonging. She is mixed-Mi’gmaq (Listuguj), neurodiverse, and lives in Toronto.

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After a long side-quest in graphic design and broadcast animation, Bethany Littlebird now writes science fiction and fantasy novels about identity, acceptance, and belonging. She is mixed-Mi’gmaq (Listuguj), neurodiverse, and lives in Toronto with her husband. When she isn’t writing, she can be found drawing, gaming, or eating—usually sushi.

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Bethany Littlebird writes science fiction and fantasy novels about identity, acceptance, and belonging. After a twenty-year side-quest in graphic design and broadcast animation, she earned her honours BA in social-cultural anthropology, Indigenous studies, and English from the University of Toronto and is completing an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. She is mixed-Mi’gmaq, a member of the Listuguj community, neurodiverse, and lives in Toronto with her husband. When she is not writing, she can be found drawing, gaming, or talking to the plamu (salmon) in the Humber River, trying to convince them to turn into sushi.

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Bethany Littlebird writes science fiction and fantasy novels about identity, acceptance, and belonging. She has an honours BA in social-cultural anthropology, Indigenous Studies, and English from the University of Toronto and is completing an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. Before this, she had a long side-quest in graphic design and broadcast animation, where her past projects include Frank Gehry’s Biomuseo in Panama, CBC’s The Nature of Things with David Suzuki, and Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist.

She is mixed-Mi’gmaq and a member of the Listuguj community in Mi’gma’gi. Raised on the unceded territory of the Haudenosaunee known as the Haldimand Treaty, Bethany is neurodiverse and lives with her husband in Toronto. When she is not writing, Bethany can be found drawing comics, playing games, or talking to the plamu (salmon) in the Humber River, trying to convince them to turn into sushi.