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Shenaaz Nanji

Author

121 Patton Court S.W.
Calgary, Alberta
T2V 5G3
Phone:
Fax: (403) 640-1727
Email: s.nanji@shaw.ca
Web: www.snanji.com

Born: October 8th. Mombasa, Kenya
Married with two children

Biography

Shenaaz is a cultural hybrid author of several books that span all ages from picture books to short stories and novel. She holds an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College.

She grew up in East Africa in a fusion of cultures: Bantu-Swahili, East Indian, Arabic, and Colonial British. and lives in Calgary.

A strong advocate of literacy, she likes to inspire and motivate children to read and write and believes that words have power to change lives especially young minds.

Published Works

Child of Dandelions, Front Street, U.S.A., 2008
Indian Tales, Barefoot Books, U.K. & U.S.A., 2007
An Alien in my House!, Second Story Press, 2003
Treasures for Lunch, Second Story, 2000
The Old Fisherman of Lamu, T.S.A.R., 1995
Teeny Weeny Penny, T.S.A.R., 1993
Grandma's Heart, T.S.A.R., 1993

Sandcastle Party, Chirp, Summer 2005

Performances

Workshop Young Writers Conference, Calgary every year Workshop Young Authors Conference Ottawa May1997 Presentation at Family Fair in Pincher Creek Feb. 1996 Judged CBC 1995 "Get writing Contest"

Awards

Nominee Ross Annett for Children's Literature, W.G.A. 2005
Nominee Blue Spruce, Ontario Library Association, 2004
Treasure For Lunch: Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice List 2001
Honorable Mention in Writers Digest Contest 2000
Brendon Donelly's Children's Literature Runner-Up, 1994
Sunshine Sketches for Humour C.W.A. Write Angles, 1996

Other Memberships

Y.A.B.S. Young Alberta Book Society
Canadian Children's Book Centre
Writers Union Canada

Available For

Workshops and Readings.


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