Emily Riddle

Emily Riddle is a

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poet from Canada, whose book ''The Big Melt'' won the

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's award for best first book of poetry in 2023.Cassandra Drudi
"Emily Riddle wins inaugural $10K Griffin Canadian First Book Prize"
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'', May 17, 2023. A member of the Alexander First Nation in

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, she currently lives in

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, where she works as an indigenous relations adviser for the

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, and is also a textile artist. ''The Big Melt'' was also a winner in the English poetry category at the 2023

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