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Chitra Soundar is an internationally published, award-winning author of over 50 books for children. She is also an oral storyteller and writer of many things. Chitra writes picture books, short stories and fiction for young readers. Her stories are inspired by folktales from India, Hindu mythology and her travels around the world.  Chitra has written and performed story theatre for children. She also writes short stories, poetry, comedy sketches and political satire as C IYENGAR.Chitra is active in the UK children’s publishing world supporting new writers and writers of colour. She has created The Colourful Bookshelf, a curated list of children’s books written/illustrated by creators of colour. Before the pandemic, she travelled across the world to promote her books and run creative writing workshops in schools. She has performed at international and regional literary festivals across the world – Emirates, Jaipur, Houston, Hay, Cheltenham amongst others

Chitra Soundar

Every Friday since the middle of May 2020, Chitra has gathered writers around the world to write together for 30 minutes. 

These are free writing sessions that inspire new ideas, create awareness and opportunities in the craft of writing - be it character development, plot, beginnings and endings. You will not be sharing your writing. You can explore an existing project using the prompt or write something brand new.Who is it for?It is for anyone who wants to explore their writing - regardless of the audience. We usually write prose but nothing stops you from writing poetry or a script that is inspired by the prompts.Do I have to share my writing?No, we don&#x27;t spend a lot of time sharing and critiquing. We do talk about the reactions to the prompt, things people have discovered because of a focussed writing session. Depending on the number of participants in each session, each of us share for a minute or two after the writing.Is Close Captioning Available?The event is structured in a way that 30 out of the 40 minutes, we will be writing to a prompt displayed on the screen. There will be the usual welcome chatter in the beginning and a very short 5-7 minute discussion after the writing. While Chitra tries to type as fast as people are talking, close captioning is not AI driven and not automatic. The discussion is optional and if the close captioning is too erratic or not useful, attendees can drop off after the writing but we do understand that the discussion of the prompt after the writing might be useful for participants. Do I have to attend every week?No, you can choose which weeks you want to attend.How long is the session for?1st half - 35 minutes - introducing the prompt and writing. 2nd half - Less than 10 minutes - discuss thoughts. (This varies depending on how many people are writing that afternoon and want to share.) You can drop off at any point.We start on time every week. If you are joining late, then please join and start writing to the prompt displayed on the shared screen. If you have questions during the writing, please reach out to the host in the chat. Find out more here and discover our 2020 prompts. http://www.chitrasoundar.com/writing/write-30/

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