Native American Authors

Drew Hayden Taylor, 1962-

Ojibwe

Drew Hayden Taylor is from the Curve Lake First nations. He is an award-winning playwright, scriptwriter, and journalist.

Awards and Honors

1996 nomination for the James Buller Award for Playwright of the Year – Someday
1997 winner of the James Buller Award for Playwright of the Year – Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth

Online resources by or about Drew Hayden Taylor:

Are you a chip off the old block
Author: Drew Hayden Taylor
Type: etext
Description: This pdf document contains the text of a column by Taylor from the Feb. 1999 issue of the Assembly of First Nations Messenger.

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Book tour can be worst nightmare
Author: Drew Hayden Taylor
Type: etext
Description: Text of a column by Taylor from the Dec. 1998 issue of the Assembly of First Nations Messenger.

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Drew Hayden Taylor
Author: Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Type: authorbio
Description: Taylor’s entry in the online Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Includes photo.

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Who’s Who: Drew Hayden Taylor
Author: Playwrights Union of Canada
Type: authorbio
Description: Biographical and bibliographical information about Taylor. Includes photo.

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You know you’re old when…?
Author: Drew Hayden Taylor
Type: etext
Description: Text of a column by Taylor from the Apr. 1999 issue of the Assembly of First Nations Messenger.

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Books by Drew Hayden Taylor:

Taylor, Drew Hayden. Alternatives
Burnaby, B.C. : Talonbooks, 2000.
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0889224285

Taylor, Drew Hayden. The baby blues
Toronto : PUC Play Service, 1997.
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1551734907

Taylor, Drew Hayden. The bootlegger blues : a play
Saskatoon : Fifth HousePublishers, 1991.
Genre: Drama
Audience: Adult

Taylor, Drew Hayden. The boy in the treehouse : Girl who loved her horses
Burnaby, B.C. : Talonbooks, 2000.
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0889224412

Taylor, Drew Hayden. Fearless warriors
Burnaby, B.C. : Talonbooks, 1998.
ISBN: 0889223955

Taylor, Drew Hayden. Funny You Don’t Look Like One Two: A Second Collection of Observations From A Blue Eyed Ojibway
Penticton, B.C. : Theytus Books, 1999.
Genre: Essays
ISBN: 0919441769

Taylor, Drew Hayden. Funny, you don’t look like one : observations of a blue-eyed Ojibway
Penticton, B.C. : Theytus Books, 1998.
Genre: Essays
ISBN: 0919441084

Taylor, Drew Hayden. Only drunks and children tell the truth
Burnaby, B.C. : Talonbooks, 1998.
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 088922384X

Taylor, Drew Hayden. Someday : a play
Saskatoon, Sask : Fifth HousePublishers, 1993.
Genre: Drama

Taylor, Drew Hayden. Voices : being native in Canada / Funny, you don’t look like one
Saskatoon : University of Saskatchewan, 1992.
Genre: Short Stories
Audience: Adult