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Read, Write, Explore – August 2023 (WEEKEND BATCH)

July 3, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EDITION OF READ, WRITE, EXPLORE. 

New batches begin every alternate month.
‘Read, Write, Explore’ is a programme for ages nine and ten, which combines the concept of a book club with an introduction to creative writing. During the eight online interactions, we read excerpts from three books and do activities of all kinds. We will also explore a little creative writing based on the books we read.

During this edition, we will be reading A Flamingo in the Garden (Deepak Dalal), Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo) and Moin and the Monster (Anushka Ravishankar).
Do note that classes are held on Zoom and there are only nine seats per batch!

Tagged With: book club, online reading programme, online workshops for children

Art Workshop with Kripa

June 16, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Each time a new writing programme begins, I feel it whizzes by. Twelve weeks are nearly over, and here we are, after our last guest session of the programme, an […]

Filed Under: Workshops Tagged With: art workshop, guest session, Kripa, online creative writing programme, online workshops for children

Read, Write, Explore – June 2023 WEEKEND BATCH!

May 14, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EDITION OF READ, WRITE, EXPLORE. 

New batches begin every alternate month.
‘Read, Write, Explore’ is an online programme for ages nine and ten, which combines the concept of a book club with an introduction to creative writing. During the eight online interactions, we read excerpts from three books and do activities of all kinds. At least two of the eight classes will be devoted to creative writing.

During this edition, we will be reading Munni Monster (Madhurima Vidyarthi), Journey to Jo’Burg (Beverley Naidoo) and a book of mine, The Prophecy of Rasphora.
Do note that classes are held on Zoom and there are only nine seats per batch!

Tagged With: book club, online reading programme, online workshops for children

Read, Write, Explore – June 2023 WEEKEND BATCH!

May 14, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EDITION OF READ, WRITE, EXPLORE. 

New batches begin every alternate month.
‘Read, Write, Explore’ is an online programme for ages nine and ten, which combines the concept of a book club with an introduction to creative writing. During the eight online interactions, we read excerpts from three books and do activities of all kinds. At least two of the eight classes will be devoted to creative writing.

During this edition, we will be reading Munni Monster (Madhurima Vidyarthi), Journey to Jo’Burg (Beverley Naidoo) and a book of mine, The Prophecy of Rasphora.
Do note that classes are held on Zoom and there are only nine seats per batch!

Tagged With: book club, online reading programme, online workshops for children

Read, Write, Explore – June 2023 WEEKEND BATCH!

May 14, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EDITION OF READ, WRITE, EXPLORE. 

New batches begin every alternate month.
‘Read, Write, Explore’ is an online programme for ages nine and ten, which combines the concept of a book club with an introduction to creative writing. During the eight online interactions, we read excerpts from three books and do activities of all kinds. At least two of the eight classes will be devoted to creative writing.

During this edition, we will be reading Munni Monster (Madhurima Vidyarthi), Journey to Jo’Burg (Beverley Naidoo) and a book of mine, The Prophecy of Rasphora.
Do note that classes are held on Zoom and there are only nine seats per batch!

Tagged With: book club, online reading programme, online workshops for children

Read, Write, Explore – June 2023 WEEKEND BATCH!

May 14, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EDITION OF READ, WRITE, EXPLORE. 

New batches begin every alternate month.
‘Read, Write, Explore’ is an online programme for ages nine and ten, which combines the concept of a book club with an introduction to creative writing. During the eight online interactions, we read excerpts from three books and do activities of all kinds. At least two of the eight classes will be devoted to creative writing.

During this edition, we will be reading Munni Monster (Madhurima Vidyarthi), Journey to Jo’Burg (Beverley Naidoo) and a book of mine, The Prophecy of Rasphora.
Do note that classes are held on Zoom and there are only nine seats per batch!

Tagged With: book club, online reading programme, online workshops for children

Read, Write, Explore – June 2023 WEEKEND BATCH!

May 14, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EDITION OF READ, WRITE, EXPLORE. 

New batches begin every alternate month.
‘Read, Write, Explore’ is an online programme for ages nine and ten, which combines the concept of a book club with an introduction to creative writing. During the eight online interactions, we read excerpts from three books and do activities of all kinds. At least two of the eight classes will be devoted to creative writing.

During this edition, we will be reading Munni Monster (Madhurima Vidyarthi), Journey to Jo’Burg (Beverley Naidoo) and a book of mine, The Prophecy of Rasphora.
Do note that classes are held on Zoom and there are only nine seats per batch!

Tagged With: book club, online reading programme, online workshops for children

Read, Write, Explore – June 2023 WEEKEND BATCH!

May 14, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EDITION OF READ, WRITE, EXPLORE. 

New batches begin every alternate month.
‘Read, Write, Explore’ is an online programme for ages nine and ten, which combines the concept of a book club with an introduction to creative writing. During the eight online interactions, we read excerpts from three books and do activities of all kinds. At least two of the eight classes will be devoted to creative writing.

During this edition, we will be reading Munni Monster (Madhurima Vidyarthi), Journey to Jo’Burg (Beverley Naidoo) and a book of mine, The Prophecy of Rasphora.
Do note that classes are held on Zoom and there are only nine seats per batch!

Tagged With: book club, online reading programme, online workshops for children

Read, Write, Explore – June 2023 WEEKEND BATCH!

May 14, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EDITION OF READ, WRITE, EXPLORE. 

New batches begin every alternate month.
‘Read, Write, Explore’ is an online programme for ages nine and ten, which combines the concept of a book club with an introduction to creative writing. During the eight online interactions, we read excerpts from three books and do activities of all kinds. At least two of the eight classes will be devoted to creative writing.

During this edition, we will be reading Munni Monster (Madhurima Vidyarthi), Journey to Jo’Burg (Beverley Naidoo) and a book of mine, The Prophecy of Rasphora.
Do note that classes are held on Zoom and there are only nine seats per batch!

Tagged With: book club, online reading programme, online workshops for children

Read, Write, Explore – June 2023 WEEKEND BATCH!

May 14, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EDITION OF READ, WRITE, EXPLORE. 

New batches begin every alternate month.
‘Read, Write, Explore’ is an online programme for ages nine and ten, which combines the concept of a book club with an introduction to creative writing. During the eight online interactions, we read excerpts from three books and do activities of all kinds. At least two of the eight classes will be devoted to creative writing.

During this edition, we will be reading Munni Monster (Madhurima Vidyarthi), Journey to Jo’Burg (Beverley Naidoo) and a book of mine, The Prophecy of Rasphora.
Do note that classes are held on Zoom and there are only nine seats per batch!

Tagged With: book club, online reading programme, online workshops for children

The Prophecy of Rasphora

May 13, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

It is always a little daunting to introduce a book of my own to my book club. But I’ve done so many events based on The Prophecy of Rasphora, and so […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages nine and ten, online reading programme, online workshops for children, reading, The Prophecy of Rasphora, varsha seshan

Non-Boring Nonfiction

May 7, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

It is always so rewarding when a guest speaker repeats something you’ve been saying at your writing programmes for a long time! Thank you, Vaishali, for this session on non-boring […]

Filed Under: Workshops Tagged With: guest session, nonfiction workshop, online creative writing programme, online workshops for children, Vaishali Shroff

Poetry in Collaboration with Sampurna Chattarji

April 21, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

My first guest session of the season – Poetry in Collaboration – was such a success! With sixteen enthusiastic participants and one lively, energetic facilitator, the hour flew by before […]

Filed Under: Workshops Tagged With: guest session, online creative writing programme, online workshops for children, Poetry Workshop, Sampurna Chattarji

Writing Poetry

February 2, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I’ve been conducting writing workshops for a long time, and if there’s one thing I love working with, it’s poetry. Nearly every writing programme I conduct begins with a poetry […]

Filed Under: Workshops Tagged With: creative writing, creative writing with children, online creative writing programme, online reading programme, online workshops for children, poetry

Building Dramatic Characters

November 12, 2022 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

What fun we had at ‘Building Dramatic Characters’ – a guest session conducted by Neha Singh for my creative writing programme! To quote Neha, anything can be a character. Maybe […]

Filed Under: Workshops Tagged With: drama workshop, guest session, Neha Singh, online creative writing programme, online workshops for children

Help, My Aai Wants to Eat Me!

July 6, 2022 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Yes, Help, My Aai Wants to Eat Me! is as mad and fun as it sounds. I know LOTS of people who express affection by saying they want to eat people up. […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: Bijal Vachharajani, book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, Help My Aai Wants to Eat Me, online reading programme, online workshops for children, reading, review

The Great River Magic

July 2, 2022 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

The Great River Magic by Nandini Nayar is one of those books with a message, not usually an obvious choice for me to read at my book club. Yet, as I […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, Nandini Nayar, online reading programme, online workshops for children, reading, review, The Great River Magic

Petu Pumpkin – Tiffin Thief

June 30, 2022 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We’ve read Bookasura and Koobandhee; we’re all set for yet another book by Arundhati Venkatesh – Petu Pumpkin: Tiffin Thief. Petu Pumpkin. Isn’t it a fun name? And doesn’t it seem apt that he […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: Arundhati Venkatesh, book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Book, hOle books, online reading programme, online workshops for children, Petu Pumpkin: Tiffin Thief, reading, review

Names and Words

February 8, 2022 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Peanut vs the Piano We’re reading Peanut vs the Piano at two of my book clubs. Peanut, Papad and Pickle. What funny names those are! “I hope their parents named […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, online reading programme, online workshops for children, Paati Goes Viral, Peanut vs the Piano, workshop anecdotes

Adventure on Wheels

January 19, 2022 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Adventure on Wheels is such a rollicking read! The book opens with two thieves stealing a van that belongs to an orphanage. The theft itself is simple enough, but when they […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: Adventure on Wheels, book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Book, online reading programme, online workshops for children, Prashant Pinge, reading, review

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