| Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler | |
| Nationality: | Canadian, Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation |
| Other Names: | Nathan Adler |
| Education: | Trent University, OCAD University, University of British Columbia |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Known For: | horror fiction |
| Notable Works: | Wrist, a story based on the traditional First Nations mythology of the wendigo; short story collection Ghost Lake |
Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler, sometimes credited as Nathan Adler, is a Canadian writer of horror fiction.[1] He is most noted for his 2020 short story collection Ghost Lake, which was the winner in the English fiction category at the 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards.[2]
Of Jewish and Anishinaabe descent, he is a member of the Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation.[3] He studied English literature and Native studies at Trent University, integrated media at OCAD University, and creative writing at the University of British Columbia.[4]
He published his debut novel Wrist, a story based on the traditional First Nations mythology of the wendigo, in 2016,[5] and he was coeditor with Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith of the 2019 speculative fiction anthology Bawaajigan: Stories of Power.[4] His short story "Abacus" was included in Joshua Whitehead's Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction.[6]
Adler, who identifies as two-spirit,[4] has also done work as a visual artist.[4]