Photo Credit:
Photo credit
Greg Ehlers
Tanya Boteju (she/her)
BIO
Biography
TANYA BOTEJU is a teacher and writer living on unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations (Vancouver, BC). Part-time, she teaches English to clever and sassy young people. The rest of her time, she writes and procrastinates from writing. Her novel, Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens (Simon & Schuster, 2019), was named a Top Ten Indie Next Pick by the American Booksellers Association. Her second YA novel, Bruised (Simon & Schuster, 2021), was selected as a Gold Standard book by the Junior Library Guild and a 2022 Rainbow List Book by the American Library Association. In both teaching and writing, she is committed to complex, diverse representation. Visit her at tanyaboteju.com.
ADDRESS
City: Vancouver,
Province/Territory: British Columbia
EMAIL
tanyasocialboteju@gmail.com
LINKS
Links
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Presentation Fee(s)
Approx. $300 / 60-75 min
Workshop details
Workshop Fee(s)
Approx. $300 / 60-75 min
School presentation details
Presentation Fee(s)
Approx. $300 / 60-75 min
EQUITY INITIATIVE
As part of the Union’s Equity Implementation Plan, we are committed to increasing awareness of authors who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQI2S, or living with a disability. This author identifies as:
Members who identify as:
Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized
LGBTQI2S
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
Yes
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
No
