An event that brings in the aspiring writers, published authors and publishers under one roof. We help you figure out the difference between what the writer and an author, and guide you through the process of writing to publishing and marketing, common mistakes that people usually make, and how to overcome them.
The resource persons will be: 1. Kavipriya Moorthy - Chennai based Business Analyst by profession, writer, author and blogger by passion. Author of the Chick Lit novel "I Don't Wear Sunscreen". Currently working on her second book. She will talk about the difference between the writers and authors, gap to be bridged, process of writing, vanity publishing, mistakes she made. etc.
VJ Eshwar - Founder of Tales4 Publishing, Chennai. Will talk about the Publishing process. How to venture into publishing. Risks involved. etc.
Rafi Syed - S.M.Y. Rafi is a 23 year old novelist, poet and content writer. He has published his first novel of a series, titled The Traversers' Memoirs: Wondrous Realms. It is a Mythopoeia novel, also known as High Fantasy. The world he has created for his series is called Epidrae, encompassing 9 oceans, 5 continents, 500 kingdoms, 200 races and 40 languages as of now. The races and kingdoms in Epidrae are entirely fictional, so are the landmasses. He has scribed both poetry and prose for his world, the first book featuring the same. He will talk about Fantasy writing, risks involved and the scope of high-fantasy writing in our country.
Raja Rahul - Published Short Story writer, will talk about the scope of anthologies and the challenges Newbies face in the writing industry.
Harika Bantupalli - Writer and editor, both by profession and passion. Published several short stories, edited two anthologies, currently editing a novel and working on her debut novel. Will talk about the constant rift between a writer and editor, different stages of editing, Rare genres in the country, manuscript formats and common mistakes to be avoided.
For registrations: 7660030894 (Entry - Free)