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Marion Mutala
Audience Age Groups
Any Age
Adults
Secondary (Grades 10-12)
Middle (Grades 6-9)
Elementary (Grades K - 5)

Marion Mutala

                                                  Marion Mutala

Marion Mutala has a master’s degree in educational administration and taught for 30 years. With a passion for the arts, she loves to write, sing, play pickle-ball and guitar, travel, and read. Marion has written nineteen books to date. She is the author of the National Bestselling, Award-winning Children’s Books, Baba’s Babushka: A Magical Ukrainian Christmas, (Anna Pidrucheny Award 2010) Baba’s Babushka: A Magical Ukrainian Easter, (Shortlisted for Saskatchewan Book Award -Publishing in Education-2013) Baba’s Babushka: A Magical Ukrainian Wedding, (Winner of The High Plains Award -Best Children’s Book -2015) and Kohkum’s Babushka: A Magical Metis/ Ukrainian Tale; also performed as a play. She is also the author of Grateful, The Time for Peace is Now, Ukrainian Daughter’s Dance (a poetry collection), The Mechanic’s Wife (Silver Winner- Destiny Publishers Fiction -2015), More Baba’s Please! and My Buddy, Dido! (Shortlisted for a High Plains Award- Best Children’s Book -2019) and My Dearest Dido- The Holodomor Story a book about the Ukrainian genocide also available in audiobook. Released in 2020 a chapbook called Earth Angels: Operation Angel with all sale proceeds donated to Nashi; an organization that tries to stop human trafficking of children. The Mechanics Wife, (second edition) and her new book in the collection called Baba’s Babushka: A Magical Journey to Ukraine – included in a 10th Anniversary Limited Edition Hardcover is a book of four stories called Baba’s Babushka: Magical Ukrainian Adventures, 2020. Live Well- My Ukrainian Upbringing And Other Stories and Race to Finish, her second book of poetry released in 2021 and Baba Sophie’s Ukrainian Cookbook was released in 2022. Baba’s Over the Moon her 19th book was just released.

Available for Speaking, Book readings and Singing engagements.

Contact information:1-306-260-2393 or marion.mutala@gmail.com

Website: www.babasbabushka.ca. or amazon.ca

Twitter@ Babamarion

www.facebook.com/marion.mutala


Workshops Offered

Write On
Group Size: 5-20
Ages: Adults

Write on a creative writing  workshop  for all ages.

Memoir Writing
Group Size: 5-20
Ages: Adults

4 week virtual memoir writing workshop via zoom sponsored by the Saskatoon Council on Aging  Novemeber 9th ,16,23, and 30th , 2021.from 1 to 2 pm.To register contact 306-652-2255

Write On -Creative Writing workshops
Group Size: 5-25
Ages:
Creative writing workshops available on memoir writing, historical fiction, children's books, poetry writing , writing for therapy.

Publications

Baba's Over the Moon

Millennium Marketing , 2023, Publication

Baba Sophie's Ukrainian Cookbook

Millennium Marketing, 2021, Publication

Race to Finish

Millennium Marketing, 2021, Publication

Baba's Babushka: Magical Ukrainian Adventures

your nickle's worth publishing and Millennium Marketing, 2020, Publication

Earth Angels: Operation Angel

Happy Leopard Chapbooks and Millennium Marketing, 2020, Publication

Live Well: Ukrainian Upbringing and Other Stories

Hidden Brook Press and Millennium Marketing, 2020, Publication

The Mechanic's Wife

Millennium Marketing, 2020,

My Dearest Dido-The Holodomor Story

Wood Dragon Books and Millennium Marketing, 2019, Publication

My Buddy, Dido!

your nickel's worth publishing and Millennium Marketing, 2018, Publication

Kohkum's Babushka: A Magical Metis/Ukrainian Tale

Gabriel Dumont, 2017,

More Baba's, Please!

your nickel's worth publishing and Millennium Marketing, 2017, Publication

The Mechanic's Wife

Destiny Publications, 2016,

Ukrainian Daughter's Dance

Inanna Publications and Millennium Marketing, 2016, Publication

The Time for Peace is Now

Happy Leopard Chapbooks and Millennium Marketing, 2015, Publication

Grateful

your nickel's worth publishing and Millennium Marketing, 2014, Publication

Baba's Babushka:A Magical Ukrainian Wedding

your nickel's worth publishing and Millennium Marketing, 2013, Publication

Baba's Babushka:A Magical Ukrainian Easter

your nickel's worth publishing and Millennium Marketing, 2012, Publication

Baba's Babushka:A Magical Ukrainian Christmas

your nickel's worth publishing and Millennium Marketing, 2010, Publication

Broadcast Works

You Rock, Shaw cable 10, 2016-2020

TV show called You Rock a Conversation with Marion interviews people that are inspirational and trying to promote peace or make a difference in the world.Contact marion.mutala @gmail.com if you would like to be on my show.

Writing Groups

  • Saskatoon Writers' Collective

Genres

Electronic Media
  • Blogs
  • Other
  • Websites
Fiction
  • Children's Writing—Young Adult
  • Children's—Middle Years
  • Historical
  • Humour
  • Inspirational
  • Literary
  • Mystery
  • Romance
Music-Related
  • Lyrics—Alternative
  • Lyrics—Children's
  • Lyrics—Country
  • Lyrics—Folk
  • Other
Non-Fiction
  • Autobiography
  • Biography
  • Christian/Religion
  • Cookbooks
  • Essays
  • General Non-Fiction
  • Healing Manuals and Cookbooks
  • History—Family
  • History—Local
  • History—Period
  • History—Regional
  • Inspirational
  • Memoir
Poetry
  • Children's
  • General
  • Humourous and/or Nonsense
  • Inspirational
  • Literary
  • Other
Scriptwriting
  • Film
  • Stage

Services

Academic/Research Writing
  • Essays
  • Journals
  • Research
Business/Corporate/Government Writing
  • Grant Applications and Reports
  • Speech Writing
Editing
  • Proofreading
  • Rewriting
Electronic/Online Media
  • Blogging
  • Online
Genre Writing
  • Biography
  • Children’s Writing
  • Creative Non-Fiction
  • Historical Projects
  • Literary/Creative Fiction
  • Memoir
  • Poetry
Ghostwriting
  • Ghostwriting
Journalism
  • Editorials
  • Feature Writing
  • General Interest/Consumer Magazines
  • Interviews
  • Reviews
  • Trade/Special Interest Magazines
Lecturing/Public Speaking
  • Conferences
  • Keynote Addresses
  • Special Events
Media/Public Relations
  • Media Releases
  • Media/Publicity Kits
  • Public Service Announcements (PSA)
Script Writing
  • Film
  • Playwriting
  • Radio
  • Television
Teaching/Instruction
  • Professional Development Workshops
  • Writer-in-Residence
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