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Varsha Seshan

Five Fictional Friendships I Loved Writing

August 6, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Three years ago, to celebrate Friendship Day, I wrote about five times fictional friendships won my heart. For Friendship Day 2023, here’s a post about five fictional friendships I enjoyed […]

Filed Under: Books, Writing Tagged With: Dharas Revolution, Friendship Day, Sisters at New Dawn, The Best Idea of All, The Clockwalas Clues, The Prophecy of Rasphora

Bookaroo Srinagar 2023

June 14, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

What can one say about a literature fest without being repetitive? Lit fests are special. They fill you up with energy and enthusiasm. They remind you of the joy of […]

Filed Under: Lit Fests Tagged With: Bookaroo, Bookaroo Srinagar 2023, children's literature, Lit Fest, Sisters at New Dawn, The Prophecy of Rasphora

Bookaroo Srinagar 2023

May 31, 2023 by Varsha Seshan

Bookaroo is going to Srinagar, and I’m going to be part of it!

I will be doing two sessions there – one on The Prophecy of Rasphora and the other on Sisters at New Dawn. 
If you’re in Srinagar, come say hello. Lit fests are always fun!

Tagged With: Bookaroo, children's literature, Sisters at New Dawn, The Prophecy of Rasphora

Bookaroo Srinagar 2023

May 31, 2023 by Varsha Seshan

Bookaroo is going to Srinagar, and I’m going to be part of it!

I will be doing two sessions there – one on The Prophecy of Rasphora and the other on Sisters at New Dawn. 
If you’re in Srinagar, come say hello. Lit fests are always fun!

Tagged With: Bookaroo, children's literature, Sisters at New Dawn, The Prophecy of Rasphora

Kukdukoo 2022

March 29, 2022 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

There’s nothing quite like the energy of a lit fest. Children running around, reading, getting excited about books … what more does a writer want? My first session of the […]

Filed Under: Lit Fests, Workshops Tagged With: Kukdukoo, literary fest, Sisters at New Dawn, The Best Idea of All

Reflecting on Reading on International Women’s Day

March 8, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

A few years ago, I was invited to judge a ‘Come as a Character’ competition at Symbiosis International School, and it was good fun. I encountered all kinds of characters, […]

Filed Under: Books, Writing Tagged With: reading, Sisters at New Dawn, The Clockwalas Clues, The Prophecy of Rasphora, Today I Am

My Year in Writing – 2020

January 9, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I’m beginning to write this post on a day when I received a miserable royalty report for one of my books for the year 2019-20. Yet, the year 2020 has […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Chapter Book, Dragonflies Jigsaws and Seashells, Duckbill, How I Feel, Middle-Grade Fiction, Oxford University Press, Penguin Random House, poetry, Pratham Books, Scholastic, Sisters at New Dawn, The Clockwalas Clues, Young Zubaan

Leap Day

February 29, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Book cover Text: Sisters at New Dawn Varsha Seshan

I’ve always been fascinated by leap years. Who hasn’t? Magically, out of nothingness, a day appears every four years. Where does it hide, squished between the 28th of February (a […]

Filed Under: Random, Writing Tagged With: leap day, leap year, Sisters at New Dawn

Sisters at New Dawn – The Story Behind the Story

February 23, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Everybody knows that writing a book takes time. Sometimes (is it especially so with me?), it takes quite a long time. I wrote Sisters at New Dawn six years ago. 2014. Of course, […]

Filed Under: Books, Writing Tagged With: Middle-Grade Fiction, new release, Sisters at New Dawn, Young Zubaan