Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler, sometimes credited as Nathan Adler, is a Canadian writer of horror fiction. He is most noted for his 2020 short story collection ''Ghost Lake'', which was the winner in the English fiction category at the 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards.Vicky Qiao
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descent, he is a member of the Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation. He studied English literature and Native studies at

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, integrated media at

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, and creative writing at the

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."'The History is Present in Each Moment': Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler on His Spectacular New Short Fiction Collection, Ghost Lake"
''Open Book'', January 6, 2021. He published his

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''Wrist'', a story based on the traditional First Nations mythology of the

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, in 2016, and he was coeditor with Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith of the 2019 speculative fiction anthology ''Bawaajigan: Stories of Power''. His short story "Abacus" was included in

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-winning anthology ''Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction''.Vicky Qiao
"Indigenous anthology Love After The End wins Lambda Literary Award"

, June 2, 2021. Adler, who identifies as

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, has also done work as a visual artist.

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