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Yolanda T. Marshall is an award-winning Canadian Bajan-heritage author of diverse, inclusive, festive children's literature. She ventured into publishing in 2008 and received a multi-book deal in 2019. Yolanda is currently a traditionally published and agented author of twenty books, including A Piece of Black Cake for Santa, Miles Away In The Caribbean, Sweet Sorrel Stand, C is for Carnival, Hot Cross Buns for Everyone, and one of CBC's best Canadian picture books of 2020 and TD's Top Recommended Reads for 2023 - My Soca Birthday Party: with Jollof Rice and Steel Pans. Yolanda is a columnist/editor for Canada's Caribbean Camera printed newspaper "Lit Corner," where she promotes the books of other marginalized Canadian authors. She reads for over 25,000 students annually in Canada and New York. Yolanda appeared in numerous television interviews, magazines, news articles, major literary festivals, and an episode for a CBC Kids television show. She was awarded for her outstanding contribution to Canadian literature in 2023 as the recipient of the My People Award by the Blackhurst Cultural Centre. Yolanda is the Caribbean media Loop Awards: Author of the Year 2022, CBC's 2020 Best Canadian Picture Book List, CIBWE Top 100 Black Women To Watch 2017, and one of Canada's 100 Accomplished Black Women in 2022. Yolanda is a member of the CANSCAIP (Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers), a professional member of The Writer's Union of Canada and a PAL member of the SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators).
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