Varsha Seshan's Official Website

  • Home
  • Published Work
    • Books for Ages <5
    • Books for Ages 7-10
    • Books for Ages 10+
    • Reviews
    • Learning Resources
  • Workshops
    • Book Clubs
    • Creative Writing Programmes
    • School Visits
    • Workshops for Adults
  • About
    • About Me
    • Recognition
  • Blog
  • Contact

© Copyright 2013 - 2025
Varsha Seshan

Back from AFCC 2018

September 18, 2018 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Four years ago, I had not heard of the Asian Festival of Children’s Content. I did not know that Singapore’s National Library had 16 floors of books. And then, I was shortlisted for the Scholastic Asian Book Award 2016, which was momentous enough for me to buy a festival pass and attend my first AFCC. […]

Filed Under: Books, Lit Fests Tagged With: AFCC, AFCC 2018, Dragonflies Jigsaws and Seashells, Red Eyes, SABA, SABA 2018, Scholastic Asian Book Award, shortlist

AFCC 2017

January 9, 2017 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Last year, I attended the Asian Festival of Children’s Content for the first time because I was shortlisted for the Scholastic Asian Book Award. This year, I’ll be attending it again–as a speaker! I’m speaking as part of a panel discussion titled “Writing about Us”. Here’s a little about where the whole thing came from. […]

Filed Under: Workshops Tagged With: AFCC, AFCC 2017, Asian Festival of Children's Content

Reflections: Day Three at AFCC 2016

June 9, 2016 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

The last day of my first ever literary festival … I began day three at the Asian Festival of Children’s Content by attending a roundtable discussion on entering markets abroad, conducted by Cynthea Liu, Emily Lim, Helen Mangham. What was particularly wonderful about this event was the rounded perspective it had, as the speakers comprised one publisher, one writer […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: AFCC, Asian Festival of Children's Content

Reflections: Day Two at AFCC

June 8, 2016 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Visiting a place for the first time can’t be work and work alone, especially when there’s so much to see and do. On days two and three at the Asian Festival of Children’s Content, I attended fewer sessions, trying to make the most of my time in Singapore! Penning for the Preteen, conducted by Holly Thompson, […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: AFCC, Asian Festival of Children's Content

Reflections: Day One at AFCC 2016

June 6, 2016 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

The Asian Festival of Children’s Content in Singapore was the first literary festival I attended. Here’s what I did there. The first session, Cracking the Golden Egg at Literary Festivals, was conducted by Felicia Low-Jiminez and Maria Alessandrino. It was a useful panel discussion, even though it focused more on how to deal with being […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: AFCC, Asian Festival of Children's Content

Back from AFCC 2016

June 2, 2016 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

So much excitement, so much fun! I attended the Asian Festival of Children’s Content at Singapore for the first time, and the opening ceremony was the grand event at which the winner of the Scholastic Asian Book Award 2016 was announced. My unpublished work, Dragonflies, Jigsaws and a Rainbow, was one of the five shortlisted entries, […]

Filed Under: Children, Writing Tagged With: AFCC, SABA, Scholastic Asian Book Award