Events › Author Storytime with Nadia Devi Umadat

Join us for a special storytime with author Nadia Devi Umadat. She is a Canadian social worker of Indo-Guyanese heritage, born and raised in Scarborough Ontario. She has a Master's Degree in Social Work and a Graduate Diploma in Refugee and Migration Studies from York University. As a Youth Mental Health Counsellor, she supported newcomer and refugee families who had experiences of war, torture, crimes against humanity and genocide. Her writing is inspired by her adventures with Syrian children during their initial stages of Canadian relocation. The Most Beautiful Thing I Have Ever Seen by Second Story Press is her first book.