Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2013

Celebrate Children’s Day at Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2013

A series of interesting workshops for kids on 14^th November, Children’s day at Tata Literature Live! Mumbai LitFest 2013

 The 2013 edition of Tata Literature Live! Will celebrate children’s day on 14^th November, 2013 by organizing interesting workshops and discussions for kids that supports writing and reading in order to improve and enhance creativity, literacy, connectivity and well-being using a multi-art form and collaborative approach. The workshops are aimed at children, young people and families. 

On 14^th November, celebrate Children’s Day with 

workshops for  kids.

·         12pm-1:30pm, Junior Writer's Bug: learn Storytelling & Art with Deepa Balsavar, a writer and illustrator of children's books. Balsavar also develops educational material for organizations such as the Avehi-Abacus Project and UNICEF’s empowerment series for children. Her picture book, The Seed (Tulika), was selected as an Outstanding International Book for children in the White Ravens Catalogue in 2007.

·         Later there will be a Prose/Poetry workshop led through puppets and conducted by Shazia Jifri from Kahani Karnival. And after, a session on recycling called ‘KIDS Reduce, Recycle and Reuse’, conducted by authors Bhairavi Parekh, Abid Surti and Shabnam Minwala from Kahani Karnival.

·         Apart from learning fun ways to talk about sustainability and recycling, enjoy, Mr Jeejeebhoy & the Birds with your kid. Two siblings, one very strange Aunt, and a flock of escaped birds... magic and mayhem all the way. Shaili Sathyu, who has been adapting children’s literature for stage will get Gillo, her theatre company, to enact Anitha Balachandran’s quirky, little book of the same name. Performed in the open air, it promises to be a unique and enjoyable experience for children. The play has received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. The play will be performed at the Sunken Garden from 5 p.m – 6 p.m.

There are more children related festivals over the next three days:

On 15^th November, 2013

·         4:30pm-6pm, Writing Books That Make Children Laugh: Revisit your childhood as

English children’s author, Philip Ardagh, known for the Eddie Dickens series of books, conducts an informal workshop for adults on writing humorous books for children.  Ardagh has written more than 70 books including adult fiction and children’s non-fiction. He is also a BBC Radio scriptwriter and presenter.

On 16^th November, more big-ticket workshops

• 10:30-12:00pm  Illustrating Stories by Olivier Tallec, a French children’s book author and illustrator

·         4:30pm-pm, Green Poems for a Blue Planet: A poetry workshop by British composer, musicologist and librettist Martin Kiszko, best known for his film and television scores.

On 17^th November, the final day of workshops

• 12:30pm-2pm, Create your own Comics: Abhijeet Kini, an illustrator for several national publications (including Tinkle) and creator of Angry Maushi and Gryll takes you through the process.

The festival is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. More details here:

·         The festival website, www.litlive.in

·         Facebook: www.facebook.com/litlive

·         Twitter: www.twitter.com/tatalitlive

The Tata group is the title sponsor for the festival, supported by Landmark and Tata Steel.