Masterclass | Green Humour
Green Humour: Cartoonist and illustrator Rohan Chakravarty uses comics to help start a conversation around the climate crisis, and other environmental hazards. Hear from him on his new collection—Sea Ice? Now You Don’t—and what you could do to nurture the planet, in your own way. Age: 13-18 Years 3-3.45 pm Room No. 105
Masterclass | Reviewing Children’s Books
Reviewing Children’s Books: What are the building blocks of a good children’s book review? Are there particular elements that a reviewer needs to pay attention to? How does one fix on the flow of a review? Find out more with Laura Simeon, Young Readers’ Editor, Kirkus Reviews Age: 13-18 years 3-4 pm Room No. 102
Masterclass | Piecing Together Our History
Piecing Together Our History: A country’s history is narrated through a series of 100 objects for young readers in award-winning author Devika Cariapa’s book, A Children’s History of India in 100 Objects. If you had to choose an object to represent your personal history, what would it be and how would you describe it? Age: […]
Masterclass | Carving Words and Memories
Carving Words and Memories: In The Boy Who Built A Secret Garden from the Dreamers series, author-illustrator Lavanya Karthik tells the story of Nek Chand, who built Chandigarh’s Rock Garden, based on sculptures that he taught himself how to make. Throughout the book, Lavanya uses visuals to reinforce a connection with the reader of Nek […]
Masterclass | Many Views of Mommies
Many Views of Mommies: When you think of a “Mommy”, what is the image that comes to mind? Award-winning author and publisher Richa Jha broadens the definition of all that mothers can be in her new book, Mommies Age: 9-12 Years 2-2.45 pm Room No. 108
Masterclass | Middle School Buzz
Middle School Buzz: Student elections can get heated in Middle School, but just how far does this go. Find out with author Menaka Raman as she discusses her book, How to Win An Election: An Unreliable Guide, and gets you to think about election promises and write down your own election manifesto rap. Age: 9-12 […]
Masterclass | Papercut Portraits
Papercut Portraits: Learn to make papercut portraits of yourself and your friends from distinguished picture book maker Thao Lam, who uses this extensively in her book, Thao: A Picture Book Age: 13-18 Years 2-3 pm Room No. 104
Masterclass: Understanding a writer’s craft
Understanding a writer’s craft: Exactly what does this mean? How does one apply this to one’s own reading and writing, to hear one’s voice speak authentically from the page? A Masterclass with Adam Gidwitz Age: 13-18 Years 2-3 pm Room No. 111
Masterclass | Designing Interactions
Designing Interactions: With textures, and pop-ups making their way through a book, as they do with Ganesh Pyne’s Twilight Dreams—illustrated by Priya Kuriyan and written by Vaishali Shroff—how does an illustrator create work for interactive formats? Understand more, and try your hand at it too. Age: 13-18 Years 2-2.45 pm Room No. 102
Masterclass | D-I-Y Epics
D-I-Y Epics: Award-winning author Samhita Arni lays out a few building blocks of Indian epics. How could you move these around and elements from your own lives to create your own epics? Age: 13-18 Years 2-2.45 pm Room No. 105