news | Thursday October 23, 2025

Uiesh / Somewhere Named a Governor General's Finalist!

We are elated to share that Uiesh / Somewhere by Joséphine Bacon, translated by Jessica Moore, is a finalist for the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation! Translated from the French, the poems in this incredible dual-language collection appear in Innu-aimun and English.

The pieces in Uiesh / Somewhere are rooted in Innu Elder Joséphine Bacon’s experiences of moving between the nomadic ways of her Ancestors in the northern wilderness of Nitassinan and the clamour of the city. Bacon is attentive to the smallest details of her environment, from the moon and the stars, the Northern Lights, and the falling snow, to the sirens of fire engines and the noise of a busy bar night. In this collection, she listens to the voices of the Old Ones, whose stories are alive within her, and reflects on the beauty and the pain of her long life.

A huge congratulations Joséphine and Jessica for this wonderful and well-deserved accomplishment, and congratulations to all of this year’s finalists! Read all about them here.