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Varsha Seshan

Dragonflies, Jigsaws and Seashells – The Story Behind the Story

May 25, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Dragonflies, Jigsaws, and Seashells - The Story

Stories of rejection can be empowering if they have happy endings. I realised that when I shared the story behind the story of Sisters at New Dawn. I think, since writing is such a solitary affair anyway, knowing that you aren’t amassing those rejections alone makes you feel warm, and a little less alone. So, here’s the story […]

Filed Under: Books, Writing Tagged With: Dragonflies Jigsaws and Seashells, SABA 2016, Scholastic, Scholastic Asian Book Award

Special Events: AFCC 2018

September 21, 2018 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Pop-up reading The pop-up reading at the Asian Festival of Children’s Content is a fun event organised by Denise Tan of Closetful of Books. Authors who are willing to brave the chaos of the book fair read out a short excerpt of one of their books. Though I had not registered for this in advance, […]

Filed Under: Lit Fests Tagged With: AFCC 2018, SABA 2018, Scholastic Asian Book Award, Singapore Night

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

Today I Am … A Writer!

August 28, 2018 by Varsha Seshan 2 Comments

The worst thing about being a writer is not writer’s block. Not by a long stretch. The worst thing is all the waiting. Waiting for people to respond. Waiting for a book to be ready. Waiting for a book to hit the market. Every time I get an email – even a rejection – there […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Mango Books, Middle Grade Book, Picture Book, Pratham Books, Scholastic Asian Book Award, Storyweaver, The Prophecy of Rasphora, Today I Am

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

Shortlisted for the Scholastic Asian Book Award!

March 28, 2016 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

My work, Dragonflies, Jigsaws and a Rainbow, has been shortlisted for the Scholastic Asian Book Award! The award winner will be revealed at the opening ceremony of the Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) in May this year. The objectives of the award are: To recognise excellence in fiction in Asian stories for children To showcase the diversity […]

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