Tanaz Bhathena

Tanaz Bhathena is an award-winning Zoroastrian author. Her debut adult historical fantasy, Witch Daughter, was named a Kobo Best Book of September 2026. Her young adult books include Hunted by the Sky, which won the White Pine Award and the Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize, and The Beauty of the Moment, which won the Nautilus Gold Award for Young Adult Fiction. Her acclaimed debut, A Girl Like That, was named a Best Book of the Year by numerous outlets including The Globe and Mail, Seventeen, and The Times of India.  Born in India and raised in Saudi Arabia and Canada, Tanaz lives in Southern Ontario with her family.