Cody Caetano: Difference between revisions

'''Cody Caetano''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] writer from [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]],<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapter/full-episode-june-4-2022-1.6475362/cody-caetano-s-memoir-explores-a-tangled-family-history-1.6475453 "Cody Caetano's memoir explores a tangled family history"]. ''[[The Next Chapter (radio program)|The Next Chapter]]'', June 3, 2022.</ref> whose debut memoir ''Half-Bads in White Regalia'' was the winner of the [[Indigenous Voices Award]] for English prose in 2023.<ref>Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/cody-caetano-emily-riddle-matthew-james-weigel-among-2023-ivas-recipients/ "Cody Caetano, Emily Riddle, Matthew James Weigel among 2023 IVAs recipients"]. ''[[Quill & Quire]]'', June 21, 2023.</ref>

Caetano, of mixed [[Portuguese Canadian|Portuguese]] and [[Anishinaabe]] descent, studied creative writing at the [[University of Toronto]], where he wrote the book under the mentorship of [[Lee Maracle]].<ref name=cbcbooks>[https://www.cbc.ca/books/half-bads-in-white-regalia-by-cody-caetano-1.6476296 "Half-Bads in White Regalia by Cody Caetano"]. [[CBC Books]], June 3, 2022.</ref> The book is a memoir of his tumultuous childhood as the son of a Portuguese immigrant father and an indigenous mother from the [[Pinaymootang First Nation]] who was a survivor of the [[Sixties Scoop]], after they moved to the hamlet of Happyland in [[Severn, Ontario|Severn]], Ontario, near [[Orillia]].<ref name=cbcbooks/>

Prior to its publication, excerpts from the manuscript won the Indigenous Voices Award for unpublished English prose in 2020.<ref name="2020winners">[http://open-book.ca/News/Winners-Announced-for-2020-Indigenous-Voices-Awards "Winners Announced for 2020 Indigenous Voices Awards"]. ''Open Book'', June 22, 2020.</ref> The book was published in 2022 by [[Penguin Random House Canada]].<ref name=cbcbooks/> It was named as one of the best Canadian non-fiction books of the year by [[CBC Books]] ,<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-best-canadian-nonfiction-of-2022-1.6681565 "The best Canadian nonfiction of 2022"]. [[CBC Books]], December 13, 2022.</ref> and ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'',<ref>"The Globe 100: The best books of 2022: From fiction to thrillers to graphic novels and biographies, these are the year’s must-read titles". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', December 2, 2022.</ref> and was named to the initial longlist for the 2023 edition of ''[[Canada Reads]]''<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/15-books-make-canada-reads-2023-longlist-1.6707758 "15 books make Canada Reads 2023 longlist"]. [[CBC Books]], January 12, 2023.</ref> and the 2023 [[Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour]].,<ref>Bob Armstrong, "Leacock prize finalists bring laughs aplenty". ''[[Winnipeg Free Press]]'', July 8, 2023.</ref> and was a finalist for the 2023 [[Edna Staebler Award]].<ref>[https://quillandquire.com/omni/edna-staebler-award-for-creative-non-fiction-2023-shortlist-announced/ "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction 2023 shortlist announced"]. ''[[Quill & Quire]]'', February 2, 2024.</ref>

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