About
Nadja is the author of the adult novel The Nap-Away Motel, and the children's chapter book Tizzy and Me: Fifteen Ways to Love a Mink. Her short story collection The Life of a Creature, and her second children's chapter book, Tizzy and Me: The Incredible Adventure of Moondog's Eye will both be published in 2026.
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 holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Guelph and a Post Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing from the Humber School for Writers. She is currently working on several children's books about animals, and a second novel, Saving Seraphina.
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, their two daughters, and a feisty, fluffy cat in Toronto.
Nadja facilitates an online creative writing workshop every Friday from 2-4 pm with the Writers Collective of Canada. Find out more and sign up here. She also facilitates online therapeutic writing groups for pet loss grief, eco-grief, and grieving mental illness through CAMH Collaborative Learning College. Find out more and sign up here.
