About
Nadja is the author of the short story collection, The Life of a Creature, the novel, The Nap-Away Motel, and the children's chapter book Tizzy and Me: Fifteen Ways to Love a Mink. Her second novel, Saving Seraphina, and the next chapter book in her series, Tizzy and Me: The Incredible Adventure of Moondog's Eye are both slated for 2027 publication.
Her work has been published in numerous Canadian literary magazines including Room, The Fiddlehead, Understorey, Event, Plenitude, Canthius, Prairie Fire, The Dalhousie Review, and The New Quarterly. Prior to turning to full-time writing, Nadja worked as a veterinarian, most recently at the Toronto Humane Society. She is currently working on a poetry collection.
Nadja is a trained creative writing workshop facilitator. She is a longtime facilitator with The Writers Collective of Canada. Learn more about their in-person and online workshops here. She also facilitates therapeutic writing workshops with The Collaborative Learning College at CAMH (Centre for Addictions and Mental Health) related to pet-loss grief, eco-grief, and the grief of mental illness. Find out more and sign up here. Nadja has been on the board of directors of Zoocheck for many years. Learn more about their animal advocacy here.
A life-long animal-lover and long-time vegan, her writing often explores themes related to the more-than-human world. She lives with her wife, and a feisty, fluffy cat in Toronto.
