Emily Riddle

Emily Riddle is a Cree poet from Canada, whose book The Big Melt won the Griffin Poetry Prize's award for best first book of poetry in 2023.Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/emily-riddle-wins-inaugural-10k-griffin-canadian-first-book-prize/ "Emily Riddle wins inaugural $10K Griffin Canadian First Book Prize"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520020042/https://quillandquire.com/omni/emily-riddle-wins-inaugural-10k-griffin-canadian-first-book-prize/ |date=2023-05-20 }}. Quill & Quire, May 17, 2023.

A member of the Alexander First Nation in Morinville, Alberta,Catherine Zhu, [https://www.cbc.ca/books/n%C3%AAhiyaw-writer-emily-riddle-first-ever-winner-of-10k-canadian-first-book-prize-for-debut-poetry-collection-1.6845208 "Nêhiyaw writer Emily Riddle first ever winner of $10K Canadian First Book Prize for debut poetry collection"]. CBC Books, May 18, 2023. she currently lives in Edmonton, where she works as an indigenous relations adviser for the Edmonton Public Library, and is also a textile artist.Justin Bell, [https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/local-arts/bookmarks-emily-riddle-exposes-her-personal-side-in-new-poetry-collection "Bookmarks: Emily Riddle exposes her personal side in new poetry collection"]. Edmonton Journal, November 25, 2022.

The Big Melt was also a winner in the English poetry category at the 2023 Indigenous Voices Awards.Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/finalists-announced-for-sixth-annual-indigenous-voices-awards/ "Finalists announced for sixth annual Indigenous Voices Awards"]. Quill & Quire, May 9, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Kliot |first=Talia |date=22 June 2023 |title=Cody Caetano and Emily Riddle among winners of 2023 Indigenous Voices Awards |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/indigenous-voices-award-winners-2023-1.6885212 |access-date=10 August 2023 |website=CBC Books}}