Coaching & Mentoring Circles

Picture Book Circle

A unique hands-on workshop with just 6 writers and Chitra Soundar to help create, edit and prepare two picture book manuscripts for submission.

In this circle, you will have coaching, feedback on two of your PB manuscripts from Chitra and your peers. You will also have plenty of time for Q&A about the industry, finding agents, submitting process, understanding contracts and royalties and more.

Fees: £350/- per person for 6 sessions.

Duration and Timings:

Each PB circle is 6 sessions of 2 hours each.

The second PB circle is expected to commence end of May / early June. Please watch this space for further details.

Date and Timings to be announced soon.

Mode: Via Zoom

Suitable for beginners who have started writing their early manuscripts, and emerging writers who have published less than 3 picture books. Also suitable for advanced fiction writers who want to publish picture books.

About Chitra Soundar

Chitra Soundar is an internationally published, award-winning author of children’s books, screenwriter and an oral storyteller. She has published over twenty picture books worldwide and also writes chapter books, poetry and theatre for kids.

Her latest picture books are It’s Time to Hush and Say Goodnight (Walker Books, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat) and Garland of Lights & Happy Holi (Bloomsbury, illustrated by Amberin Huq), We Care (Daffodil Lane Books, illustrated by Isha Nagar).

She is the creator of Nikhil & Jay, a BBC preschool sitcom. She is the founder of The Colourful Bookshelf, a curated list of children’s books by British writers and illustrators of colour and the co-founder of SAILFest UK, a festival that celebrates British South Asian illustration and literature.

Testimonials

  • Working with Chitra was a fantastic experience. She brought my stories to life, helped me structure my thinking, and gave great tips to strengthen my writing, I totally recommend her—she’s wonderful to work with!

    Nadine Kaadan, Author & Illustrator

  • Very informative and inspirational. Tonnes of info.

    A student at City Uni

  • It's a great course and has given me a lot of insight into writing for children.

    A student at City Uni.

  • A well structured, informative & a very helpful course delivered by Chitra who has such a wealth of experience & knowledge of the subject and the market

    A student at City Uni