Nadia L. Hohn
Nadia L. Hohn is a Canadian educator, award-winning author, musician, aspiring illustrator, and advocate for diversity in children's literature. Born in Canada to Jamaican immigrant parents, she grew up and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. Hohn is an elementary school teacher and also instructs creative writing courses at post-secondary institutions. She began writing and illustrating her own books at age six. Her work often celebrates different cultures and experiences, aiming to ensure that young children can see themselves in literature. Hohn is also a cancer survivor.
Awards
['University of Waterloo Alumni Achievement Award, 2024', "Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) Antiracism and Equity Activism Award 2023-2024", "ByBlacks People's Choice Awards Winner, Malaika, Carnival Queen 2023", "Forest of Reading (Blue Spruce Award) Nomination Malaika's Surprise 2022", "TD Grade One Children's Book Giveaway for Malaika's Costume 2021", "Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) Writers' Award 2018", 'SCBWI Canada East Rising Kite Award & Scholarship 2018', "A Different Booklist People's Award for Contribution in Children's Literature 2016", "Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) Children's Literature Award 2015-2016", "Helen Issobel Sissons Canadian Children's Book Award for manuscript of Malaika's Costume 2014"]
Notable Works
["Malaika's Costume", "Malaika's Winter Carnival", "Malaika's Surprise", 'Malaika, Carnival Queen', 'Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter', 'Music', 'Media', 'A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice', 'The Antiracist Kitchen: 21 Stories (and Recipes)', "Getting Us to Grandma's", 'Patty Dreams']
