Richard Van Camp, the eldest of four boys, is a member of the Dogrib nation (Tlicho) from Canada's Northwest Territories. He graduated from the University of Victoria and the En'owkin International School of Writing. He earned his masters degree at the University of British Columbia. Richard currently teaches Creative Writing for Aboriginal Learners at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC. He is also CBC Radio's Writer in Residence for their North by Northwest Program.

Richard's poems, short stories and novellas have been published in anthologies and journals since 1992. Richard wrote for CBC's North of 60 television show for two months under their Writer Internship Program and was a script and cultural consultant with them for four seasons. He recently co-wrote the short movie “The Promise” with Kent Williams and Jason Alexander of Neohaus Filmworks.

Richard is the author of two children's books with the Cree artist, George Littlechild, A Man Called Raven and What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses? He also wrote a novel, The Lesser Blessed, and published a collection of his finest short stories, Angel Wing Splash Pattern. He has performed at many writing festivals throughout Canada and around the world.