Sam K MacKinnon is a queer & trans writer living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Treaty 1 territory and the homeland of the Métis Nation. They are of white settler and Red River Métis ancestry and are a citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation. They are the author of THE BODY RIDDLE (House of Anansi Press, 2026). Their writing has been published in numerous outlets, including Prairie Fire, Catapult, Them, Flare, Xtra, CBC, and others. They were shortlisted for the 2022 John Hirsch Emerging Manitoba Writer Award.
