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Tanaz Bhathena

Photo: Annette Seip 2014

Tanaz Bhathena was born in India and raised in Saudi Arabia and Canada. Her debut novel A Girl Like That was named one of the Best Young Adult Books of 2018 by PopSugar and Seventeen and was a Romance Times Top Pick. Her second novel The Beauty of the Moment releases on Feb 26 2019. Her short stories have appeared in various journals including Blackbird, Witness and Room. A wanderer at heart, Tanaz can often be found travelling to different countries, learning bits and pieces of a foreign language, and taking way too many photographs. She loves slapstick comedies and any kind of music that makes her dance. She lives in the Toronto area with her family.

E-mail: c/o Writers' Union of Canada
Phone number:
c/o Writers' Union of Canada

Publications

A Girl Like That. Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2018
The Beauty of the Moment. Penguin Teen Canada, 2019

Awards

Mississauga Arts Council Award (MARTY) for Emerging Literary Arts, 2009
Nominee for YALSA's Best Books of 2019 for A Girl Like That, 2018
Nominee for the OLA White Pine Award 2019 for A Girl Like That, 2018
Eligible for National Public Readings Program :
Yes

WITS

Presentation Description

Tanaz talks about how she began writing books for teens and how her first two novels A Girl Like That and The Beauty of the Moment were published. The presentation allocates sufficient time for Q&A about the writing and publishing process.

Presentation Length:
60 minutes
Genre:
Young Adult, Short Stories
Grades:
8-12
Audience size:
20-60
Northern OAC WITS:
No
One session:
$$300
GST:
GST applicable