06/11/2026
Please join us for a reading by Berton House Writer-in-Residence Helen Knott on Monday 15 June at 7 p.m. Free and open to all.
Helen is an Indigenous spoken word poet, grassroots activist, leader and social worker from the Prophet River First Nation. She is of Dane-Zaa, Nehiyaw, Métis, and European descent. Residing in Fort St. John, Helen has published a number of poems and short pieces of creative non-fiction. Her first book, In My Own Moccasins was a National best seller and was short listed or long listed for several awards. Helen’s second book, Becoming a Matriarch, was released in August 2023 and was a National Best Seller, going on to win the Jim Deva BC Yukon Book Prize, was a finalist for a 2024 Governor Generals Award in Non-Fiction, and long listed for Canada Reads 2025.