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Meet the 2025-26 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence and learn about the program where established authors mentor creative writers from the Hamilton community.
Saumiya Balasubramaniam is the 2025-26 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence. The program allows established authors time to work on their craft and mentor fellow writers from the Hamilton community.
Saumiya is an eclectic writer of essays, poems, features, and recently award-nominated picture books for children: When I Found Grandma, Two Drops of Brown in a Cloud of White and When I Visited Grandma. Trained as a software scientist with a Master’s in Computer Science, Saumiya also has a passion for writing.
Saumiya is the winner of a Spirituality and Practice Award, a Steppingstones Honour Award, a FOLD Kid's Book of the Month. She was nominated for an Ezra Jack Keats Award, a Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and is a recipient of the Bluma Appel scholarship from the Humber School of Creative Writing. Saumiya's books were featured in the Globe and Mail's Seven Books to Help Kids Make Sense of the World, the CBC's 29 Canadian Kid's Books and YA to Look For, and the Toronto Public Library's First and Best Under Five twice.
Everyone is welcome to attend. Epic Books will be on-site selling books for signing after the event.
The Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence is a partnership with McMaster University, McMaster Libraries and Hamilton Public Library.
Learn more about Saumiya and the Writer-in-Residence program.
AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Events |
TAGS: | Writing | Writer-in-Residence | Literary | Author Visit | Author Events |
The first Hamilton Public Library building opened on September 16, 1890 by the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen on the north side of Main Street West. In 1913, a new main library opened. This building was replaced in 1980 by Central Library, at the current location on York Boulevard.
In 2010, Central Library re-opened after approximately 18 months of renovations. Central Library opened with a newly revitalized first floor, which includes a Community Living Room that takes advantage of natural light. The Ontario Library Association honoured Central in 2012 with an Architectural and Design Transformation award.
