Neelima Vinod

Tryst with the Tashi Namgyal Academy, Gangtok, Sikkim

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June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 No Comments

Many, many years ago I visited a house where a writing 'workshop' was being conducted. I walked into an apartment where I was given a bunch of papers stapled together. For the next two hours, I was immersed in my…

The Writing Life

A Brilliant Young Writer called Jayne Fisher and Her Series of Books About Fruits and Vegetables

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May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 No Comments

One of my favorite writers in the world at one point was Jayne Fisher. Not many know about her these days but she was the first writer who really inspired me. Why? She had written an entire series called The…

Young Author Program (YAP)

Junior Writer Program Starting on May 20, 2022

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May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 No Comments

I have been getting a couple of inquiries from parents of younger kids about whether I could design the course with little ones in mind. So I did exactly that- the new course is focused more on character building and…

Young Author Program (YAP)

Book Launch Party of Twin Anthologies

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April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 No Comments

Yesterday we had an online book launch party to celebrate the launch of the two anthologies- Griffins and Gabbar Singh and The Firebirds Sing. Most of the students who had enrolled for the YAP sessions in 2021 showed up- the…

Young Author Program (YAP)

YAP Workshop- Starting April 23, 2022

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March 23, 2022April 4, 2022 No Comments

I've been spending all of last month collating the videos and pictures of the young writers who contributed to the anthologies The Firebirds Sing and Griffins and Gabbar Singh. I'll be adding them to my social media pages soon and…

Young Author Program (YAP)

The Firebirds Sing and Griffins and Gabbar Singh

by Neelima

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 No Comments

The anthologies of 2021 are finally out! It has been a quiet year but quite a bit has happened on the YAP front. YAP has completed nine batches. This was a small dream I had- bring children from all over…

Young Author Program (YAP)

Footprints on the Moon 🐨- A Young Author Program (YAP) Anthology

by Neelima

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 No Comments

Last year, I hosted a couple of Young Author Program (YAP) workshops online. It was a difficult year. We were getting used to a tirade of bad news and distressing images on a second to second basis. Borders were closing…

Young Author Program (YAP)

Young Author Program-6 in July 2020

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July 22, 2020December 13, 2020 No Comments

Whenever I hold the YAP sessions, serendipity follows. This time someone gifted the YAP program as a birthday gift to a talented young writer. I made friends with a lovely elderly lady who encouraged me to keep hosting sessions like…

Young Author Program (YAP)

Young Author Program-5 in April 2020

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May 5, 2020December 6, 2020 No Comments

It's the first time that I conducted the Young Author Program online. I wondered if the 'can you hear me?' and the mute/unmute button would change the writing experience. But once we all tuned in, it worked out fine...I had…

Fantasy

Diving into Fantasy

by Neelima

March 24, 2020December 6, 2020 2 Comments

With a pandemic In our midst, uncertainty is the norm and though the air is cleaner, anxiety makes it hard to breathe easy. In times such as these, where can you go except into fiction? And what better fiction than…

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