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Varsha Seshan

Raise Hand

August 21, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Children will be mischievous. They will always, always try to find ways to fool their teachers. The most common excuse during virtual sessions? “I lost connection.” Much as children like to believe otherwise, teachers can tell when children aren’t attentive. They stare at the screen and their eyes glaze over. At my book club, I […]

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Workshops Launching in April 2021

February 9, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR ALL THESE PROGRAMMES. The next reading programmes begin in the first week of June, and the next writing programmes will be held in October. I will also organise three short guest sessions as part of my writing programme. These will be free for those who are part of the programme, […]

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Online Reading Programme – Second Edition!

January 13, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Registrations are now closed for this reading programme. I was just about halfway through my first reading programme when parents started reaching out to me to check if there will be other batches. Even when I launched the first one, I knew I would continue the programme if enough people expressed interest. And so, here […]

Filed Under: Books, Workshops Tagged With: Amelia Bedelia Means Business, Arti Sonthalia, Friends Behind Walls, Harshikaa Udasi, Herman Parish, Hungry to Read, Lucky Girl, online reading programme, reading workshop, Shabnam Minwalla, workshops for children

My Year in Workshops – 2020

January 8, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

2020 was a tough year, such a tough year that it’s become rather redundant to say it. Many of us had to step out of our comfort zones and do things differently. For me, of course, it was no different. For several years now, workshops have been my prime source of income. I’ve had my […]

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Creating Memorable Characters with Sophie

December 21, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

And just like that, the third and last guest session for the current batches of my online writing programme is over. It doesn’t feel like very long ago that I announced the programme, wondering whether there would be enough participants. I did not promise guest sessions because I knew it would depend on the response […]

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Workshop Anecdotes

December 11, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

So many little things happen during workshops! That’s what makes them so much fun. For instance, my reading programme began on Tuesday and I started with Asha Nehemiah’s Trouble with Magic. We spoke about all the wonderful things we’d invent because, in some ways, science and magic are pretty much the same thing. One child […]

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Science Stories with Sreeja

December 6, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

What a whirlwind weekend I’ve had! With the Scholastic Writing Awards ceremony, a guest session at my online creative writing programme, and a weekend workshop for the ten winners of the Scholastic Writing Awards, the weekend has flown by in the best possible way! As with every guest session, yesterday was special. I’ve invited Sreeja […]

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Online Creative Writing Programme (ages 9 to 11)

October 5, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Please note that registrations are now closed for this batch. To find out about the next batch for this age-group, please fill this form, or follow me on my social media handles – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Outline​ Different kinds of poetry Making a story engaging Creating believable characters Working with plot and setting Genre […]

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Online Creative Writing Programme (ages 12 to 14)

September 22, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Please note that registrations are now closed for this batch. To find out about the next batch for this age-group, please fill this form, or follow me on my social media handles – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. “I’ve written five poems. Will you read them?” “I’ve written three stories. How can I get them published?” […]

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Working with Poetry

July 8, 2019 by Varsha Seshan 2 Comments

Many children write poetry. Rhyme is fun, having your poem published in the school magazine is even more fun. Teachers and parents encourage children to write poetry, which is good. Of course there’s a ‘but’. People have been writing poetry forever. Forget the ancient languages, in English alone, even those who don’t opt to study […]

Filed Under: Resources, Workshops Tagged With: Books Meridian, creative writing workshop, poetry, Poetry Workshop, Shel Silverstein, workshops for children

Working with Stories

July 7, 2019 by Varsha Seshan 2 Comments

Stories are magical; we all know that. What is even more magical is when you can feel creative energy pulsing all around you and then see those ideas transforming into stories. Creative Writing with Children Yesterday, at The Story Station, I met a group of enthusiastic young children, bursting with ideas. One boy had made […]

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What if …?

April 8, 2019 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I love ‘what ifs’. What if there’s another me on the other side of the mirror? What if a half-boy-half-deer wanted to fit in? What if someone experimented with smells and could create them? What if an old Bajaj scooter began to fly? These were some of the what-ifs that inspired the stories in The Story-Catcher. […]

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