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…
A Brilliant Young Writer called Jayne Fisher and Her Series of Books About Fruits and Vegetables
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…
Junior Writer Program Starting on May 20, 2022
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…
Book Launch Party of Twin Anthologies
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…
YAP Workshop- Starting April 23, 2022
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…
The Firebirds Sing and Griffins and Gabbar Singh
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…
Footprints on the Moon 🐨- A Young Author Program (YAP) Anthology
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-6 in July 2020
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-5 in April 2020
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…
The Making of the Young Author Program Anthology
As those of you occasionally pop onto my blog know, I did a series of Young Author Program workshops last year. The good thing about the workshops besides the frolic and fun was that I was finally able to put…