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Toronto-born of Jamaican parents, Nadia L. Hohn is an award-winning author, educator, and "artivist" who advocates for diversity in children's literature. Nadia L. Hohn is the author of Malaika’s Costume (2016) which was the 2021 TD Grade One Book Giveaway, a program which distributes over 550, 000 copies to Canadian first graders. Her other books in the series are Malaika’s Winter Carnival (2017), Blue Spruce Award-nominated Malaika’s Surprise (2021), and Malaika, Carnival Queen (2023), published by Groundwood Books. Nadia has also written Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighter (Harper Collins, 2018), Music (Grade 5) and Media (Grade 6) in the Sankofa Black Heritage Collection series (Rubicon Publishing Inc, 2015), and A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice (Owlkids Books, 2019). Nadia is the editor of The Antiracist Kitchen: 21 Stories (and recipes) out in fall 2023 (Orca). She continues to write plays as well as picture books and novels for young people. Her freelancing work has been featured in anthologies and publications, like Psychology Today, Quill & Quire, Owl, Chickadee, Book News, ByBlacks, and Write.
Nadia L. Hohn completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Honours Psychology (B.A. Hon.) at the University of Waterloo. She completed her Bachelor (BEd) and Master of Education in Sociology and Equity Studies in Education (MEd) degrees at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (OISE/UT). She recently completed a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph.
Nadia L. Hohn has made over 100 book presentations at schools, libraries, book stores, and literary festivals in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, Trinidad, Jamaica, and United Arab Emirates. Nadia lives in Toronto where she teaches at an elementary school, the University of Toronto School for Continuing Studies (UTSCS), and Centennial College.
Nadia peut lire, écrire et parler en français. She has a limited knowledge of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian.
Nadia L. Hohn completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Honours Psychology (B.A. Hon.) at the University of Waterloo. She completed her Bachelor (BEd) and Master of Education in Sociology and Equity Studies in Education (MEd) degrees at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (OISE/UT). She recently completed a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph.
Nadia L. Hohn has made over 100 book presentations at schools, libraries, book stores, and literary festivals in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, Trinidad, Jamaica, and United Arab Emirates. Nadia lives in Toronto where she teaches at an elementary school, the University of Toronto School for Continuing Studies (UTSCS), and Centennial College.
Nadia peut lire, écrire et parler en français. She has a limited knowledge of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian.