She grew up in Guyana , Trinidad , and Canada .
Nalo Hopkinson was born 20 December 1960 in Kingston , Jamaica , to Freda and Muhammed Abdur - Rahman Slade Hopkinson .
Nalo Hopkinson grew up in Guyana , Trinidad , and Canada .
Nalo Hopkinson was born 20 December 1960 in Kingston , Jamaica , to Freda and Muhammed Abdur - Rahman Slade Hopkinson .