Michelle Good

Whether she’s in court, writing, or on a book tour, Michelle Good is fiercely committed to pursuing truth. A Sixties Scoop survivor, Good worked for Indigenous organizations for twenty-five years before obtaining a law degree from the University of British Columbia in 1999, graduating with the highest marks in her Indigenous Law program. She promptly began to represent residential school survivors in legal settings, ensuring that they were offered support, safety and understanding in their pursuit of justice.

Good opened her own law practice and also served as legal counsel for various institutions. While still practising law and managing her own firm, she earned an M.F.A. in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. She has also taught as a sessional instructor at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan) and holds honorary doctorates from Simon Fraser University and the University of the Fraser Valley.

Good is the author of Five Little Indians, a novel, and Truth Telling, a nonfiction collection of conversations about the realities of Indigenous life in Canada. Both nationally bestselling works received multiple awards, including the Governor General’s Literary Award (Fiction) and the 2021 Amazon Canada First Novel Award. Five Little Indians won Canada Reads 2022 and has been translated into multiple languages. Good’s poems, short stories, and essays have been published in magazines and anthologies across Canada.