Waubgeshig Rice is an author and journalist from Wasauksing First Nation. 

He’s written five books, including the bestselling novel Moon of the Crusted Snow, and its sequel Moon of the Turning Leaves. 

Waubgeshig graduated from the journalism program at Toronto Metropolitan University and spent most of his journalism career with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a video journalist and radio host before leaving in 2020 to focus on his literary career. 

In addition to his writing, Waubgeshig is an eclectic public speaker, delivering keynote addresses and workshops, engaging in interviews, and contributing to various panels at literary festivals and conferences. 

He speaks on creative writing and oral storytelling, contemporary Anishinaabe culture and matters, Indigenous representation in arts and media, and more. 

He lives in Sudbury, Ontario with his wife and three sons. 

Appearing in the Offseason event Apocalypse, Later: Matinee with Waubgeshig Rice on Sunday, October 22!