Odette is a journalist with over 250 bylines and 11 awards since 2020. Bylines include APTN National News, Ricochet, The Tyee, IndigiNews, Windspeaker, and more.
Centring and amplifying Indigenous voices in her journalism led her to finding her own narrative voice– strengthened through generous mentorships via The Writer's Trust (2024, Joseph Kakwinokanasum) and the Audible Indigenous Writer's Circle (2022, Angela Sterritt, Richard Van Camp)
Odette was Honoured for Outstanding Unpublished Work, Indigenous Voices Award 2026. Her debut novel Eyebright exploring perception, illness, art, and legacy has been sold in a pre-empt to katherena vermette at Scribner Canada. An excerpt was published in The New Quarterly (Issue 175, Summer 2025).
Her creative nonfiction has been published by The Malahat Review (Waiting, Issue 224, Fall 2023, and Run, Issue 233, Winter 2026.
Odette is represented by literary agent Cody Caetano, CookeMcDermid.
She lives in the forest of the Salish Sea, and is a member of Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation.
Booking for speaking engagements, readings and workshops: odetteauger[at]gmail.com