Presented by Parag and EdelGive in collaboration with Tulika Publishers
18 - 21 March 2019
About the Workshop
This four-day intensive workshop will be a think tank for
writers and illustrators interested in producing creative non-fiction for young
children. The workshop will expose participants to visual and verbal narratives
and give them an opportunity to reflect on different aspects of creating
non-fiction: from exploring a range of relationships between text and image to
developing and sequencing narratives.
The workshop will also create a space for collective and
individual discussion, encouraging participants to critically reflect on their
own work in the process. In addition to getting an opportunity to review their
ideas with a peer group, each participant will also have one-to-one critical
reviews with the workshop coordinator, a senior editor and the publisher, who
will offer their inputs and expertise.
About the Participants
Applicants to the workshop will be shortlisted on the basis
of their entries.
A total of 10 candidates (5 writers and 5 illustrators) will
be chosen to participate.
Call for Applicants
Your idea could be a book that explains concepts in science
or maths in simple, tangible ways. It could be a biography of anyone from a
mathematician or an astronomer to an artist or inventor. It could follow trails
and happenings in the natural world, imagining it from non-human points of
view. It could be a story on the environment that helps children draw links
between their immediate surroundings and things that take place on a larger
scale. Creating non-fiction for children is exploding with possibilities – you
can take your pick! Your work should be aimed at 5- to 7-year-olds.
If you are a writer, please fill in the Application Form and
email it to us along with any idea/ideas you have in mind. Also include other
samples of your writing for children (fiction or non-fiction). This is just for
us to get a sense of your work.
If you are an illustrator, please fill in the Application Form and email it to us along with a visual concept based on the brief above. Also
include samples of visual sequences and images from your portfolio that reflect
your approach.
About the Workshop
Team
The workshop will be led by an experienced team of editors from Tulika who will also interact one-to-one with the participants.
The workshop will be led by an experienced team of editors from Tulika who will also interact one-to-one with the participants.
Timeline
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Responses
must be sent by 20 February 2019.
·
The
shortlisted 8 writers and 8 illustrators will be asked to elaborate on one or
two of the ideas and send them in by 1
March 2019.
·
The
final list of 5 authors and 5 illustrators will be announced in the first week
of March.
·
The chosen
participants will attend the workshop from 18–21
March 2019 in Chennai. Their travel and accommodation expenses will be paid.
·
The
writers and illustrators whose work is finally selected for publishing will be
paid a one-time fee for the work.
Is there any minimum age limit for participating in this workshop ?
ReplyDeleteMy 11 year old daughter - who has been writing for quite some time and has her own blog too, is interested.
Hi. I clicked on your form link, but i am unable to write on it. Please give editing rights for submission. Thanks
ReplyDeleteAngana
Ok. got it. its not a form, i need to put it on another doc.
Deletethanks
Hi. I am a children literature enthusiast,run a reading club for kids and also work for an NGO.
ReplyDeleteI am interested in participating in the workshop for non- fiction.
I have not written earlier but have my ideas.
How detailed does my entry have to be?
Can I just outline the topic and a synopsis?