Shenaaz Nanji (born 8 October 1954) is an
Indian Canadian
Indian Canadians are Canadians who have ancestry from India. The terms ''Indo-Canadian'' or ''East Indian'' are sometimes used to avoid confusion with the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. Categorically, Indian Canadians comprise a subgroup of S ...
children's and young adult author. She lives in
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
, Alberta, Canada.
Writing
Nanji holds an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from
Vermont College
Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) is a private graduate-level art school in Montpelier, Vermont. It offers Master's degrees in low-residency and residential programs. Its faculty includes Pulitzer Prize finalists, National Book Award winners, ...
.
[
Nanji's novel ''Child of Dandelions'', a book about the expulsion of Indians in Uganda was a shortlisted nominee for the ]2008 Governor General's Awards
The 2008 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit: Finalists in 14 categories (73 books) were announced October 21, winners announced November 18. The prize for writers and illustrators was $25,000 and "a specially bound copy of the winning bo ...
in the Children's Literature category.
References
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Canadian children's writers
Canadian women novelists
Kenyan emigrants to Canada
People from Mombasa
Writers from Calgary
1954 births
Living people
Canadian women children's writers
21st-century Canadian women writers
21st-century Canadian novelists
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