Zenia Wadhwani

Some FUN Facts:​

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• The origin of my first name is Greek and means 'hospitable'. My parents found it in a baby book.

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• I suck at sports. 

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• I have a fun and mischievious cockapoo named Ziggy. 

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• There are some vegetables I just refuse to eat; they include: bitter melon, lotus root and gourds of almost any kind. No thank you!

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• My daughter came up with one of the lines in my Once Upon A Sari (can you guess which one?) and the title of Fly in the Chai! 

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BIO:

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Zenia Wadhwani is the author of Fly in the Chai, Once Upon A Sari, and 'Twas the Night Before Diwali. 

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She is a lover of books, an advocate for literacy and a promoter of emerging writers, but it took the pandemic and a looming milestone birthday to unleash her first children's story. Zenia's stories are often inspired by her daughter and a desire to see greater diversity in children's books.

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Zenia holds a BA from the University of Toronto, a BSW from York University, an MSW from McGill University and almost got her PhD, but not quite. She has spent her career working for non-profits, government and corporations, but always with a focus on community, equity and inclusion.

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Zenia lives in Toronto, Canada with her family.