Author | COCONUT DREAMS🌴🥥 @bookhugpress | 100 CHAPATIS & 🥭THE MANGO MONSTER🥭 @owlkids |✍🏾spec novel | Goan | tea & fruit lover | he/him | rep'd by @AmyJoT2
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3 May 2024
🥭THE MANGO MONSTER🥭 cover is here! This fun and tasty mystery is illustrated by the magnificently talented @menekarepka. You can pre-order now (hits bookshelves September 15th!) 🥭😋❤️
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Thank you everyone at @owlkids!
#kidlit #stories #writing #creative
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Derek Mascarenhas retweeted
15 Sep 2024
Happy book birthday to THE MANGO MONSTER, written by @dpmasca and published by @owlkids ! Here's a sneak peek into the process, & you can pick up a copy wherever books are sold. #kidlitart #picturebooks #artist #Illustrator
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7 Sep 2024
6 Sep 2024
Unboxing the first book I've ever illustrated! The Mango Monster, written by @dpmasca & published by @owlkids 🥭 #UNBOXING #picturebooks #kidlit #childrensbook #illustration #illustrator
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Derek Mascarenhas retweeted
28 Aug 2024
Elated for this year’s @emwf. I’ll read from SO LOUD! (@AnnickPress, 2024) and host a panel on writing personal stories with writers E. McGregor, @zoewhittall, and @TheDannyRamadan!
Psyched for programming spotlighting @dpmasca, @derajagopalan, and @GregRhyno!
28 Aug 2024
Festival Sunday will feature fun-filled children’s sessions throughout the day and free admission for those 13 and under! In The Children’s Nook, hear readings from Sahar Golshan, Anna Humphrey, Derek Mascarenhas, SJ Okemow, Danny Ramadan, Nicholas Ruddock, and Jeff Szpirglas!
ALT Promotional image of festivalgoers enjoying a session in Eden mills. Includes the EMWF logo, website (emwf.ca), festival tagline (Open air, Open book, Open mind), and the festival date (September 6-8, 2024).
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Derek Mascarenhas retweeted
10 Aug 2024
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9 Aug 2024
Save the date! @LeonardaCarranz 's Fighting Words✨ and The Mango Monster🥭 are launching together on September 22!! @AnotherStoryTO @owlkids @AnnickPress
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#childrensbooks #kidlit #canlit #mango
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Derek Mascarenhas retweeted
25 Jul 2024
Announcing our 2024 Author Lineup! 🌳 Check out the terrific list of Canadian authors coming to Eden Mills on Sunday September 8: edenmillswritersfestival.ca/ Tickets on sale now!
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Derek Mascarenhas retweeted
22 Jul 2024
Today is #NationalMangoDay ... which means it's the perfect time to announce our new fall book THE MANGO MONSTER by @dpmasca and @MenekaRepka! 🥭
A fun, imaginative, and tasty read ... releasing September 15, 2024! Pre-order THE MANGO MONSTER today 🥭
#NewBooksForFall
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19 Jul 2024
Come chat picture books with me! Thank you @ddialogues for putting on this virtual lunch and learn ! 🖼️✍🏽🔡✨
#PictureBooks #writing #kidlit
19 Jul 2024
Come learn the basics of picture books!
Children’s book author @dpmasca will give an overview of the different types of picture books, the role of the writer, and essential elements of story (character, structure, plot, etc.).
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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Derek Mascarenhas retweeted
13 Jul 2024
One of my favourite spreads from THE MANGO MONSTER (written by the excellent @dpmasca ), available now for pre-order, or in stores on September 15! Check out our review from Publishers Weekly here: publishersweekly.com/9781771…
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12 Jul 2024
Early 🥭Mango Monster🥭 review from @PublishersWkly! Hits bookshelves September 15, and available for pre-order now :)
publishersweekly.com/9781771…
@owlkids @MenekaRepka #picturebooks #storytime #Mango
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6 Jul 2024
So happy to return as a mentor for this terrific @twuc program! Writers - apply by July 15th! 📚✨ #BIPOCWritersConnect2024
Derek Mascarenhas @dpmasca returns as a mentor for #BIPOCWritersConnect2024 ✨💫 At BIPOC Writers Connect, writers receive one-on-one feedback from their mentor on their work-in-progress. Apply today: ow.ly/wOIk50IRKIt. Deadline: July 15. Presented by TWUC & @CanadianPoets.
ALT Promo graphic with TWUC and LCP logos, photo of Derek Mascarenhas. Text that reads: BIPOC Writers Connect 2024. Mentor.
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Derek Mascarenhas retweeted
18 Jun 2024
Looking forward to reading at the Riverside Reading Festival on Saturday June 29! Check out the line-up, including @amylaurajones @AFSulli @WordsandGuitar @sydneyhegele @dpmasca @Marg_Nowaczyk among others!
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Derek Mascarenhas retweeted
4 May 2024
Celebrating the contributions of Asian and South Asian Canadians. #pdsb #asianheritagemonth #SouthAsianheritagemonth
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Derek Mascarenhas retweeted
9 Apr 2024
So much gratitude to Francesca Ewkuyasi, Helen Elaine Lee, @wrefinnej, @kimmagowan, @Christopher_All, and @dpmasca who read and generously blurbed Perfect Little Angels. These are writers I so deeply admire, and their engagement with my stories meant the world to me.
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21 Feb 2024
Come chat stories with me! 📚 ✨ Will be teaching two upcoming courses at the University of Toronto SCS @UofTSCS . Writing Short Fiction - Introduction (Tuesday evenings March 5), and Writing for Children - Introduction (Wednesday evenings May 1)
learn.utoronto.ca/programs-c…
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27 Dec 2023
Tomorrow! Take a little break over the holidays for something creative! I'll be chatting about Cross-Genre Writing with @DiasporaBanton Thanks @ddialogues for this and so many great lunch and learns! #writing #genre #workshop
26 Dec 2023
Join us on December 28 for a deep dive into the world of cross-genre writing with author @dpmasca!
This workshop will inspire and equip you with the tools to craft compelling narratives that defy genre norms.
Register today!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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Derek Mascarenhas retweeted
MY GOAL IS TO READ 223 BOOKS 📚 IN 2023
Mar 16 to Nov 4
Full list instagram.com/reel/CzP3syrMi…
@ashleywoodfolk @BCMorrow @kwamealexander @charlenecarr @LWEstudio @joya_goffney @kingofbaystreet @stc_smith @SayadaRamdial @dpmasca @Shantala_R @fzamanart @PeterAttiaMD @TamaraRosier
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Derek Mascarenhas retweeted
28 Oct 2023
This week's #picturebook crushes: @HachetteKids @Sydneydraws @HolidayHouseBks @meghanpbrowne @EBGoodale @randomhousekids @dpmasca @Shantala_R @owlkids @minervakidlit @AmeDyckman @abhi_alwar @Scholastic @LevineQuerido @SimonKIDS @penguinkids
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