Left of Write

FunHonee is proud to present Left of Write - creative writing workshops for children in America that aim to foster a healthy awareness on writing as a career by breaking ethnological barriers, and to enable these little voices to be heard loud and clear amid the din of budding multicultural talent the world over.



Left of Write - Snapshots

Stories, where do they start?
Perhaps at the beginning where something was lost, or found!

Stories, where do they end?
In a place that was never discovered, or a nook exclusive to us!

What’s the lure of a story?
It could be a secret that was never told or a tale that must be shared a thousand times over.

Who should be the teller?
A voice from within me, or someone I met ages ago.

Who can join us on this adventure, spinning the wheel of tales?
People from all around - such as the next-door neighbor or the street vagabond, friends or a smart dog, our parents or an uncle almost unheard of, the stranger spotted in the schoolyard, or the girl who helped us all!

What could our stories be about?
About this and that - like issues that bother us or humor that paints our walls, about the mundane or the gross, the puzzles that disturb us or a family lore, about the lack of adventure or the pursuit of a dream, about absolutely anything that is interesting and must be told.


The Workshop:

1) Getting started - giving form and meaning to ideas, emotions, personal experiences, “cultural/ regional” words that resonate with you, your family and friends.
2) Beginning, Middle, End - Outline, Theme, Plot, Problems, Solutions.
3) Dialogues, appearance, disposition - of characters.
4) Solidifying, fine-tuning.

Left of Write invites children (ages five - fifteen) to contribute tales of imagination or anecdotes from real life using some basic support to help put their ideas down on paper.

About Me

I'm a communications professional with over nine years of rich experience writing and editing copy, web content, children’s stories, journalistic features, producing innovative ad campaigns, managing client relationships, and reinforcing media relations activities, in the traditional and online media, advertising, and not-for-profit markets.

In my writing career, I have covered a range of topics over the years, from culture, and children’s literature, to current affairs, and my newfound passions are humor, and expatriate life. Several of my writings can be read in Deccan Herald (a Bangalore newsdaily), The Hindu (India’s national newspaper), and my on-going column, “Chicago Blues,” in the North American edition of the Indian Express.

When I'm not writing my columns, or taking up new freelance projects, I am playing with my toddler, dabbling in arts, experimenting with bakes, and looking for new stories. I have a children’s book in the making and am looking eagerly forward to its receptiveness in the SouthAsian-American readership.