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Nadia L. Hohn
@nadialhohn.bsky.social
Author and educator

🇯🇲🇨🇦 Crafting fresh stories inspired by history, culture, & now. Order #MCQ @Groundwoodbooks & #TheAntiracistKitchen @orcabook. Rep’d by @hilary_mcmahon.

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Today’s the day to celebrate. 🎉 Hope to see you there! Please share. SANKOFA'S PEN LITERATURE CELEBRATION www.eventbrite.com/e/sankofas-p...
January 24, 2026 at 3:59 PM
TOMORROW
#SankofasPen to Host Literature Celebration, Highlighting Black Canadian KidLit and YALit Creators

Info/registration:

www.eventbrite.com/e/sankofas-p...

For press release, please send dm or sankofaspen@gmail.com .
January 24, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Check out my new post, my January 2026 Nadia’s Notables Newsletter.

Or check out the link in my bio

nadialhohn.substack.com/p/nadias-not...
January 18, 2026 at 6:46 PM
#SankofasPen to Host Literature Celebration, Highlighting Black Canadian KidLit and YALit Creators

Info/registration:

www.eventbrite.com/e/sankofas-p...

For press release, please send dm or sankofaspen@gmail.com .
January 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM
WHAT’S UP NEXT?
Jan. 28-31, 2026
I will be presenting my session MY BOOK IS BANNED, NOW WHAT? at the @ontariolibraryassociation #OLA conference for my 3rd year in a row, and taking part in @ForestofReading festivities.

Register here
accessola.my.site.com/OLA/s/lt-eve...
January 16, 2026 at 2:49 PM
#SankofasPen to Host Literature Celebration, Highlighting Black Canadian KidLit and YALit Creators

Info/registration:

www.eventbrite.com/e/sankofas-p...

For press release, please send dm or nadialhohn@gmail.com .
January 15, 2026 at 3:30 PM
278 VOTERS, THANK YOU!

You showed up and showed out. You turned up in droves and voted. All 278 of you. Thank you!

This means a lot to us.

Semi-finalists will be announced on soon,

Please 🙏🏾 join us on Sat. Jan. 24, 2026 for the SANKOFA’S PEN LIT CELEBRATION.

#sankofaspen
January 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
HAPPY 1st BOOK BIRTHDAY, PATTY DREAMS!

What an exciting year! Thank you to the @owlkids team and everyone! For more, please visit instagram.com/p/DTPG_q5DvT0/…
January 8, 2026 at 9:34 AM
WHAT’S UP NEXT?
JANUARY 2026

Find out here!
www.instagram.com/p/DTMXXozDMS...
January 7, 2026 at 3:39 AM
SANKOFA’S PEN
2025 Highlights

So many things to celebrate 🎉 about this— the 11th year of Sankofa’s Pen.

A beautiful year of gatherings, book launches, a panel at a conference, and even a play.
Watch here www.instagram.com/reel/DS7pIR2...

Vote for faves here forms.gle/5EAH7Pi5dNko...
Sankofa’s Pen on Instagram: "SANKOFA’S PEN 2025 Highlights So many things to celebrate 🎉 about this— the eleventh year of Sankofa’s Pen. What a beautiful year of gatherings, book launches, a panel ...
Join us in celebrating 11 years of Sankofa's Pen, a vibrant community of Black Canadian authors and illustrators making a mark in the literary world. From book launches to panel discussions and plays,...
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December 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
December 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
VOTE NOW for your favourite Black Canadian book, author, illustrator, bookstore, organization, and influencer.

Voting opens December 20, 2025 to January 10, 2026.

Winners will be announced in January 2026.

Vote here: forms.gle/5EAH7Pi5dNko... or at link in bio.
December 22, 2025 at 6:36 AM
WHAT’S UP NEXT? DECEMBER 2025

Join me this month for events! For details, visit:

www.instagram.com/p/DRzM82PDiF...
December 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Please join me at the #OLA Superconference in Jan 2026. My proposals- MY BOOK IS BANNED, NOW WHAT?— was accepted and I’m so excited.

@ForestofReading #PattyDreams #OLASuperconference #bannedbooks #bookbans #theantiracistkitchen @owlkids.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
#tbt

On OCT 19TH, 2024, I celebrated the release of my 10th book— #GETTINGUSTOGRANDMAS.

I celebrated my literary legacy so far.

WE did it.

#throwback @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @temikatheartist.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
#PattyDreams is nominated for the 2026 #BlueSpruceAward. It’s my 1st agented and my 11th book. Congrats to all of the other @forestofreading.bsky.social nominees!!!

This is my 2nd nom. #MalaikasSurprise was nominated in 2022.

@owlkids.bsky.social @westwoodcreative.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
BOOK ME FOR PRESENTATIONS IN 2025 & 2026!

I am available for after school and weekend presentations in fall 2025 and now booking February 2026 presentations.

Please visit nadialhohn.com/contact for more details.

Check out who I’ve worked with so far!

@authorsbooking
October 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
HAPPY 1ST BOOK BIRTHDAY, #GETTINGUSTOGRANDMAS!

On Oct 1, 2024 I celebrated the release of my tenth book. A LOT of fanfare followed when I organized a tour and threw an epic book launch and 10th book 📚 party.

For more, www.instagram.com/share/_38nBG...

@GroundwoodBooks #bookbirthday
October 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
“I met #RobertMunsch in 2017 at a #CANSCAIP gathering in June 2018. I thanked him for his books and his work. Although children’s books brought us together, I didn’t know we’d be connected through the @uofg.” Read full post www.instagram.com/p/DO2r96-DkX...
September 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Today is world literacy day! It’s a time to the joy of books and reading. #HappyWorldLiteracyDay!

Big up to 5 organizations that promote #literacy in the #GTA.

@trpnow

@loveofliterature

@foldkids

@childrensbookbank

And

@storyplanetto

#literacy #worldliteracyday
September 9, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Happy birthday 🥳, #MissLou!

If she was alive today, Dr. Louise Bennett Coverley would have been 106 years old.

It is no surprise to share that she is the biggest influence and muse in my work.

For the full post, visit

www.instagram.com/p/DOTcIlqDt9...

@owlkids.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
#throwback
@sankofaspen and #BIPOCTALK
Summer Gathering 2025 at @sugarkanerestaurant and @ihalokrunch in #Toronto.
@sadesmith_author @kidhailebooks @delanobwriting @dpmasca @elaine_young @cher_dawn @seemeesh @trpnow @najwritings @kimmy @kadawkinswrites2cb

Thanks being there!
August 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
It’s my birthday! What a blessing it is!
August 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Did you know that THE ANTIRACIST KITCHEN: 21 STORIES (AND RECIPES) is a banned book, but also a 2025 TD SUMMER READING CLUB pick? Read more about it here www.instagram.com/p/DNQWNFzRhN... and www.instagram.com/p/DMuOXUesku...
@TDSRC_CLETD @orcabook.bsky.social #theantiracistkitchen #bannedbooks
August 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
WHEEL & TURN.

Did you know that most of the Cast and Crew are authors?

To find out which ones, visit instagram.com/p/DNGHYZcss4X/…

@kevinheronjones @sadesmithauthor @nadialhohn @najlanubyanlu#wheelandturnr#wheelandturnplayay
@biblioasis @FringeWindsor
August 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM