Nahid Kazemi Illustrator & Author

Nahid Kazemi is an award-winning illustrator, author, and visual artist with 20 years of experience in publication. She has published over 70 children’s books in Canada, the United States, Europe, the UK, China, and Iran. Her work is inspired by her personal life, Persian stories, classics like 1001 Nights, and Rumi’s poetry. She received the 2022 Canadian Governor General’s Literary Award for young people’s literature—illustrated books and has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award several times. She combines personal and cultural themes in her stories, seeking to create a bridge between nations.