Anita Yasuda is a Canadian writer of South Asian descent with an Honours Bachelor of Arts from Victoria College, the University of Toronto and an AMI Montessori certification. She is a verse novelist and children's picture book author of UP, UP, EVER UP! JUNKO TABEI: A LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu (Clarion, 2024); DIWALI: A FESTIVAL OF LIGHT, illustrated by Darshika Varma (Penguin Random House, 2024); BOLLYWOOD BEAT, (Kids Can Press, 2026), as well as many other books for young readers. Anita is a recipient of the Highlight's Foundation Rebecca Kai Dotlich Scholarship for poetry writers and a member of SCBWI and CANSCAIP. Represented by Lori Steel of SteelWorks Literary.