Mahak Jain
BIO
Biography
Mahak Jain writes fiction and poetry for young people and adults. She is the author of three picture books: Maya (illust. by Elly MacKay), winner of the 2017 South Asia Book Award and a Kirkus Best Book of the Year; Bharatanatyam in Ballet Shoes (illust. by Anu Chouhan), a 2023 Blue Spruce Award finalist; and The Only Astronaut (illust. by Andrea Stegmaier), also available internationally in Portuguese and German. Mahak’s fiction and poetry for adults have appeared in magazines across the US and Canada, and she has been longlisted for the Writers’ Trust of Canada/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize. As well as being an author, she edits for a variety of Canadian publishers and is a professor of creative writing at Sheridan College.
ADDRESS
City: ,
Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
c/o TWUC
GENRE
Adult Fiction; Children's Fiction
LANGUAGES
English
LINKS
Links
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
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
Living with a disability
Programs & Interests
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