Catherine Lang
Award Winning Author
Embedded
Lang’s memoir bravely captures the waves of anguish and devastation that spread outward from the core of unfathomable personal tragedy. Ripples they may become but which never quite settle.”
—Colin N. Perkel,
Former Journalist
Praise & Reviews
O-Bon in Chimunesu
O-Bon in Chimunesu: A Community Remembered, won the Hubert Evans Award for Nonfiction in 1997.
“A vivid and realistic portrayal of a Japanese-Canadian community which disappeared in 1942. An admirable accomplishment.”
—Frank Moritsugu, Journalist
Embedded
This moving exploration of Michelle Lang’s legacy is a powerful testament to love, loss, the enduring spirit of women living in challenging environments, and a touching tribute to a life dedicated to justice and truth.
—Murwarid Ziayee,
Right to Learn Afghanistan
Publications, Tributes & Reviews
Here is a short list of notable writings, reviews and interviews. You can see more on the EVENTS page.
About Catherine Lang
A thinker. A wordsmith. A story teller. A lover of language.
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Catherine Lang worked as a reporter early in her writing career. Her passion for the trade and a character shaped by philosophies of the 1960s often draw her to works that delve into injustice and matters of the heart.
Writing as advocacy. A way to counter despair.
BOOKS
Catherine’s most recently published memoir is a personal exploration of the consequences of war on her family.
Embedded:
The Irreconcilable Nature of War, Loss and Consequence, was published by Caitlin Press in September 2024. It’s about her journey to honour Michelle Lang, her niece and Calgary Herald reporter killed while embedded with Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan in 2009.
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O-Bon in Chimunesu: A Community Remembered:
This is her first book of creative nonfiction and won the Hubert Evans Award for Nonfiction in 1997. Also about the consequences of war, the book documented the former Japanese Canadian community in Chemainus, BC, in the decades prior to evacuation in 1942 and their return almost 50 years later.