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Online Creative Writing Programme (Ages 12-14) – April 22

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REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAMME. I conduct writing programmes only twice a year – from April to June, and from October to December, so I will reopen registrations in September 2022.

This 12-week course is for ages 12 to 14. We will create an e-zine together, and to do this, we will explore purpose, form and structure. The fee includes 12 online interactions, up to three guest sessions and access to a private forum, where participants share their work and receive detailed feedback.

Do note that there are only six seats per batch!

Online Creative Writing Programme (Ages 12-14) – April 22

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REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAMME. I conduct writing programmes only twice a year – from April to June, and from October to December, so I will reopen registrations in September 2022.

This 12-week course is for ages 12 to 14. We will create an e-zine together, and to do this, we will explore purpose, form and structure. The fee includes 12 online interactions, up to three guest sessions and access to a private forum, where participants share their work and receive detailed feedback.

Do note that there are only six seats per batch!

Online Creative Writing Programme (Ages 12-14) – April 22

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REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAMME. I conduct writing programmes only twice a year – from April to June, and from October to December, so I will reopen registrations in September 2022.

This 12-week course is for ages 12 to 14. We will create an e-zine together, and to do this, we will explore purpose, form and structure. The fee includes 12 online interactions, up to three guest sessions and access to a private forum, where participants share their work and receive detailed feedback.

Do note that there are only six seats per batch!

Online Creative Writing Programme (Ages 12-14) – April 22

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REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAMME. I conduct writing programmes only twice a year – from April to June, and from October to December, so I will reopen registrations in September 2022.

This 12-week course is for ages 12 to 14. We will create an e-zine together, and to do this, we will explore purpose, form and structure. The fee includes 12 online interactions, up to three guest sessions and access to a private forum, where participants share their work and receive detailed feedback.

Do note that there are only six seats per batch!

Online Creative Writing Programme (Ages 12-14) – April 22

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REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAMME. I conduct writing programmes only twice a year – from April to June, and from October to December, so I will reopen registrations in September 2022.

This 12-week course is for ages 12 to 14. We will create an e-zine together, and to do this, we will explore purpose, form and structure. The fee includes 12 online interactions, up to three guest sessions and access to a private forum, where participants share their work and receive detailed feedback.

Do note that there are only six seats per batch!

Online Creative Writing Programme (Ages 12-14) – April 22

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REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAMME. I conduct writing programmes only twice a year – from April to June, and from October to December, so I will reopen registrations in September 2022.

This 12-week course is for ages 12 to 14. We will create an e-zine together, and to do this, we will explore purpose, form and structure. The fee includes 12 online interactions, up to three guest sessions and access to a private forum, where participants share their work and receive detailed feedback.

Do note that there are only six seats per batch!

Writing Nonfiction

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Writing nonfiction usually involves a certain amount of research, whether we’re writing book reviews or travelogues. Does research have to be daunting and dull? What kind of research is required when we create brochures or photo essays? What do we need to do to prepare for an interview?
As this is a guest session at my writing programme, participants who are part of my current batches will be part of it at no additional cost. However, this session is also open to non-participants on payment of a fee.

Online Creative Writing Programme (Ages 12 to 14) – October 21

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THIS BATCH IS SOLD OUT! The next creative writing programme for this age-group will begin in April 2022.

This 12-week online creative writing programme is for ages 12 to 14. We will explore creative non-fiction, drama and stories together. The fee includes 12 online interactions, up to three guest sessions and access to a private forum, where participants share their work and receive detailed feedback several times a week.
Do note that there are only six seats per batch!

Online Creative Writing Programme (Ages 9 to 11) – October 21

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THIS BATCH IS SOLD OUT! Registrations are now closed for this programme.
This 12-week online creative writing programme is for ages 9 to 11. We will explore creative non-fiction, drama and stories together. The fee includes 12 online interactions, up to three guest sessions, and access to a private forum, where participants share their work and receive detailed feedback several times a week.
Do note that there are only six seats per batch!

Illustration Workshop: The ART of Stories

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Tanvi Bhat is a children’s book illustrator and author who has created books for publishers like Pratham Books, Duckbill and Tulika Books, to name a few. She likes working with watercolours and gouache when making pictures, and scribbling on scraps of paper that she’s constantly losing when she writes.
With her, participants will learn to look at illustration through the lens of storytelling. The visuals often weave a story of their own – how do they do that? Planning, pagination, characters and background design are important. How can we bring them into the illustration process? 

Writing Workshop: Pirates, Legends and Historical Fiction

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The past is full of secrets. Pirates, shipwrecks and treasure make for thrilling stories. What pirates ruled the waters off the Malabar coast? What tales can we write about them?
This writing workshop on historical fiction will be conducted by historian Dr Radhika Seshan, former Head of the Department of History, Savitribai Phule Pune University. It is a guest session for participants at my online creative writing programmes, but is also open to non-participants on payment of a fee of ₹400.

First Guest Session – Writing about Cyber Crime

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Detective stories are thrilling. Whether you read Secret Seven and Five Find-Outers and Dog or Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie, a story about an investigator solving a crime is always gripping. What about in the 21st century? What other kinds of detective stories can we write?

These were the questions I had in mind when I invited Shweta to come talk to us. Among other things, she will discuss:

What is a cyber investigator?
How do I write a story about a cyber detective?
What do we mean by digital forensics?

Online Creative Writing Programme (Ages 9 to 11) – April 2021

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This 12-week online creative writing programme is for ages 9 to 11. We will explore poetry, prose and drama together. The fee includes 12 online interactions and access to a private forum, where participants share their work and receive detailed feedback several times a week.

Creating Memorable Characters

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What are characters, really? Mysterious beings, figments of our imagination.
How do writers create characters? Why are some characters so memorable? What makes them unique?

Sophie will also be dealing with representation, addressing the need to be more inclusive in our stories. We’ll discuss ideas and explore techniques and activities that will  help us imagine and create characters that stay with us long after we close the book.