What’s Your Story? is a 5 session intensive creating writing workshop where participants engage with elements of fiction as they compose their short stories, explore unique and expressive forms of poetry and nonfiction that will give them a wide range of exposure and fun!
Using art, theatre, outdoor activities and other stimulating approaches, participants will be introduced to new stories and old, from India and beyond. Aimed at nurturing the creative spirit and sharpening the imagination, the workshops are designed especially to create a safe space where participants are constantly engaging with literature and stories using games, cues and other triggers. They are encouraged to experiment fearlessly with ideas, thoughts and words and realize their own writing potential under the guidance of our faculty. Each session will involve several writing exercises, facilitator and peer-to-peer feedback, reflections and discussions! They will be packed with activities that involve working with images, art material, craft, illustrations, film and other such stimuli that become the spring board to their writing.
Special Features for 8-10 year olds
· Participants will work with plot, character and setting as they create their short stories
· They will work with fiction genres such as fractured fairy tales
· They will also explore illustration-based forms such as comic strip and poster making
· They will work with the genre of poetry exploring the use of images and senses
· A special author session where participants engage with the craft of writing and get their questions answered by the author!
Special Features for 11-15 year olds
· Participants will work with plot, character and setting as they create their short stories
· They will work with immersive poetry forms like black out poetry and lunch poems
· They will also work with nonfiction forms like memoir/writing about the self, travel writing
· They will explore genres of science fiction and quest
· Students will also be given readings and complete their writing work at home. Completed assignments will need to be emailed to us so facilitators can read in advance and prepare feedback.
· A special author session where participants engage with the craft of writing and get their questions answered by the author!
Faculty includes: Apeksha Harsh holds an MA in English Literature from The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad. She also has an MA in Writing from The University of Warwick, UK. During her time in the UK, she penned the Japanese folktale-based opera Kaguyahime for Operamus. She also taught creative writing to Grade 3 students at St John’s Primary School, Coventry as part of the Warwick Writing Programme in Schools (WWPS) which culminated in an anthology of creative works. Later, she worked with Writing West Midlands as an Assistant Writer for the Polesworth Write On! Writing Squad. Apeksha’s poetry and prose has been published in Under the Radar, Ambit, Fusion, Here Comes Everyone and Eunoia Review. As Head of Language Programmes & School Outreach at The Pomegranate Workshop, Apeksha puts her love for words at the forefront - she has conducted various writing workshops in international schools, government schools, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), International Children's Film Festival (ICCFI), National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), among others. In her free time, she loves eating Asian food, singing to dogs, shaking a leg and watching Snakes in the City!
among other creative writing experts and authors!
Ages:- 8-10 years
11-15 years
Dates:- 30th April – 4th May
Timings :- 10 am – 12 pm
2 pm – 4 pm
Fees (including the material):- 5000/-
Location:- P. L Deshpande, Prabhadevi
Very limited seats, kindly respond soonest!
To register please reply to Ruchika on this email with your full name, mobile number and address. Kindly state your planned mode of fee payment in the email. If you wish to make a bank transfer kindly request for our account details in your email. Registrations will be confirmed on payment.
Payment could be by cash (at our office address given below), cheque courier (details below) or bank transfer (account details will be provided on request)
Note: Cheques may be made out to 'Pomegranate Eduworkshop Pvt. Ltd.'. Cash Payments can be made from 11 am – 4 pm, Monday – Saturday at the Pomegranate office. Cheques can be couriered across to the office.
The Pomegranate Workshop
Gr. Flr, ‘Kalpana’
Plot no. 14, Marubai Mandir Marg,
Next to Don Bosco School
Matunga (East) – 400 019
For further details please contact Ruchika on 8605286418