Kathavana 2017: Understanding Writing for Children

2017 Oct 25, Wednesday
Azim Premji University

Panel Discussion: What  is there to understand about writing for children? Panelists: Proiti Roy (Illustrator), Mini Shrinivasan (Author), Anand Patil (Author), Vijayalakshmi Nagaraj (Author). Facilitator: Dr. Shailaja Menon

12:00-4:30: Workshop: A Closer Look: Analyzing and Responding to Writing for Children. Participants will work in facilitated small groups to analyze and respond to actual examples of children's literature (English or Kannada). Issues that come up in each small group, for example, related to genre, presentation of content, role of illustrations, morals and values, censorship, etc., will be shared with the larger group in a bilingual mode.

Book Exhibition and Sale of Indian Children's Literature by Funky Rainbow