Derek Mascarenhas

Author | COCONUT DREAMS🌴🥥 @bookhugpress | 100 CHAPATIS & 🥭THE MANGO MONSTER🥭 @owlkids |✍🏾spec novel | Goan | tea & fruit lover | he/him | rep'd by @AmyJoT2

[Derek Mascarenhas @dpmasca]

🥭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!) 🥭😋❤️
https://t.co/kDh236fSlC
Thank you everyone at @owlkids!

#kidlit #stories #writing #creative

[Meneka Repka @MenekaRepka]

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

[Derek Mascarenhas @dpmasca]

👀💛🥭 Great vid, @MenekaRepka !
#mango #monster #MYSTERY

[Meneka Repka @MenekaRepka]

Unboxing the first book I've ever illustrated! The Mango Monster, written by @dpmasca & published by @owlkids 🥭 #UNBOXING #picturebooks #kidlit #childrensbook #illustration #illustrator

[Sahar Golshan @SaharGolshan]

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!

[Meneka Repka @MenekaRepka]

"Stormy Seas" for #animaladventuresweek ! #kidlitart #childrensbookart

[Derek Mascarenhas @dpmasca]

Save the date! @LeonardaCarranz 's Fighting Words✨ and The Mango Monster🥭 are launching together on September 22!! @AnotherStoryTO @owlkids @AnnickPress
https://t.co/Y2BfRhduy4

#childrensbooks #kidlit #canlit #mango

[Eden Mills Writers' Festival @emwf]

Announcing our 2024 Author Lineup! 🌳 Check out the terrific list of Canadian authors coming to Eden Mills on Sunday September 8: https://t.co/rey9jnzxeP Tickets on sale now!

[Owlkids Publishing @owlkids]

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

[Derek Mascarenhas @dpmasca]

Come chat picture books with me! Thank you @ddialogues for putting on this virtual lunch and learn ! 🖼️✍🏽🔡✨

#PictureBooks #writing #kidlit

[Diaspora Dialogues @ddialogues]

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.).

https://t.co/KXc7AUUHBm

[Meneka Repka @MenekaRepka]

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: https://t.co/4PAHUWeOaW

[Derek Mascarenhas @dpmasca]

Early 🥭Mango Monster🥭 review from @PublishersWkly! Hits bookshelves September 15, and available for pre-order now :)
https://t.co/JNmhnKEMBI
@owlkids @MenekaRepka #picturebooks #storytime #Mango

[Derek Mascarenhas @dpmasca]

So happy to return as a mentor for this terrific @twuc program! Writers - apply by July 15th! 📚✨ #BIPOCWritersConnect2024

[TWUC @twuc]

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: https://t.co/1x3RgoP78Y. Deadline: July 15. Presented by TWUC & @CanadianPoets.

[Paola Ferrante @PaolaOFerrante]

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!
https://t.co/S3uWJg137V

[Glenhaven Senior PS_PDSB @GlenhavenSr]

Celebrating the contributions of Asian and South Asian Canadians. #pdsb #asianheritagemonth #SouthAsianheritagemonth

[Derek Mascarenhas @dpmasca]

@raoulbhaneja @MenekaRepka @owlkids Thank you @raoulbhaneja! Always a nice surprise spotting you in shows I watch, too! Hope all is well 💛

[Derek Mascarenhas @dpmasca]

🥭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!) 🥭😋❤️
https://t.co/kDh236fSlC
Thank you everyone at @owlkids!

#kidlit #stories #writing #creative

[Derek Mascarenhas @dpmasca]

@DraftReadings Thank you @DraftReadings !!! 🥰🥭

[Vincent Anioke @AniokeVincent]

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.

🧵

[Derek Mascarenhas @dpmasca]

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)
https://t.co/9bVWtyfRqf

[Derek Mascarenhas @dpmasca]

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

[Diaspora Dialogues @ddialogues]

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!
https://t.co/Rby40QB0mf