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Tomson Highway

Canadian playwright and novelist · Canada · On the map · Writers · Born 1951 · age 74

Tomson Highway is an Indigenous Canadian playwright, novelist, children's author and musician. He is best known for his plays The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, both of which won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play and the Floyd S. Chalmers Award.

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Awards

Governor General's Performing Arts Award2022
Dora Mavor Moore Awards1987
Member of the Order of Canada
Officer of the Order of Canada

About this person

Country
Canada
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1951 · age 74

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