J. D. Kurtness

{{Short description|Canadian writer}}

Julie Kurtness, credited as J. D. Kurtness, is a Canadian writer, who won the Indigenous Voices Award for French Prose in 2018 for her novel De vengeance.[https://www.cbc.ca/books/billy-ray-belcourt-aviaq-johnston-among-winners-of-2018-indigenous-voices-awards-1.4685412 "Billy-Ray Belcourt, Aviaq Johnston among winners of 2018 Indigenous Voices Awards"]. CBC Books, May 31, 2018. A member of the Innu nation originally from Mashteuiatsh, Quebec, she published De vengeance, her debut novel, in 2017.[https://www.ledevoir.com/lire/508610/la-vengeance-anonyme-selon-j-d-kurtness "La vengeance anonyme selon J. D. Kurtness"]. Le Devoir, September 23, 2017.

Her second novel, Aquariums, was published in French in 2019, with an English translation slated for publication in 2022.[https://www.cbc.ca/books/66-works-of-canadian-fiction-to-watch-for-in-spring-2022-1.6283875 "66 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2022"]. CBC Books, January 11, 2022.