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Jonah for the Win – Chickadee Magazine

by NatashaDeen | Sep 11, 2024 | Writing | 0 Comments

Absolutely delighted to have my short story, “Jonah for the Win,” in the fall edition of Chickadee Magazine. It’s on sale, now, so grab your copy!

Festival Alert: FOLD Kids Book Fest

by NatashaDeen | Sep 6, 2024 | Events, Presentations & Workshops | 0 Comments

From the FOLD kids IG: “Welcome Natasha Deen to the 2024 FOLD Kids Book Fest! She teaches creative writing with the University of Toronto SCS and will be presenting both THE ANNEthology and LARK GOES THE DISTANCE at #FOLDKids24. Head to thefoldcanada.org/kids for more info. Registration opens September 25th.”

I’m so excited to join the folks at FOLD Kids for a great time of talking stories, writing, and getting a chance to hang with Canada’s next generation of writers!

Coming Spring 2025 – Lark Wraps it Up

by NatashaDeen | Aug 19, 2024 | Book Releases | 0 Comments

Lark and Connor are ready for a sunny day at the splash pad when their halmoni (grandmother) gets a call from her friend Miss June.

Miss June’s handmade quilt has been stolen right from her backyard—and on the day of the quilt show! Lark and Connor set aside their plans to help find the culprit. After scouring the crime scene, they gather their friends from the splash pad and head to the quilt show to interview suspects. Lark and Connor will have to follow the loose threads to discover who stole Miss June’s quilt…and try to get it back before the show is over.

Coming January 2025 – Jade’s Pet Dinosaur!

by NatashaDeen | Aug 17, 2024 | Events, New Releases, Writing | 0 Comments

I had a lot of fun writing the stories of Jade and her pet, Indigo. He’s a dinosaur and Jade knows her parents would *never* let her keep a dinosaur as a pet & she’s worried about palaeontologists who might take him away. So, she tells everyone he’s an iguana (shhh)…

Join Jade, Indigo, & Picture Window Books for a fun, new series about friendship!

U of T SCS: Writing for Children – Introduction

by NatashaDeen | Aug 10, 2024 | Presentations & Workshops, Writing | 0 Comments

If you’re interested in writing kidlit, join me for the fall section of Course 1717-099.

September 24th – November 12, 2024 (running every Tuesday)
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Classes are recorded

Bursaries & Awards information can be found here, while full information on the course is available here.

July 14-19: Write 2 Film in Calgary, AB. Ages 14-19. Day camp (Ages 18+ may arrange with the facility to stay overnight at an extra cost, but there will be no supervision from YouthWrite staff.)