Richard Van Camp ONWT (born September 8, 1971)[1] is a Dogrib Tłı̨chǫ writer of the Dene nation from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Van Camp began his career as an intern on the writing staff of the television series North of 60, produced by the CBC.
He has stated: "I need oral storytelling in my life as a listener because I'm always filtering the pauses, the slang, the rockabilly of pacing, the delivery.
In 2018, his novella When We Play Our Drums, They Sing was published alongside Monique Gray Smith's Lucy & Lola in the compilation The Journey Forward.
[11] He was also the winner of the 2013 and 2020 Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction for his short story collections Godless but Loyal to Heaven and Moccasin Square Gardens, respective.
[12] Van Camp was shortlisted for the ReLit Award for Short Fiction in 2010 for The Moon of Letting Go, in 2016 for Night Moves, and in 2020 for Moccasin Square Gardens.