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Last week book curator, Sangeeta Bhansali hosted  the first Mumbai session of  Society of Children Books Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) at KahaniTree . Head of  Indian chapter for SCBWI, author and publisher, Anushka Ravishankar held an interactive session titled 'When an author meets a publisher.' She shared a few useful tips for children authors. Given below are the same. 1.Don’t stick to one publisher. 2.          Figure out what’s better for you – a big publisher with a great distribution system or a small publisher who nurtures your manuscript and you as a writer. 3.         Find the right editor; a good editor will understand your style and read your manuscript accordingly. 4.         Do your research before submitting your manuscript. Find out if your book is a right fit for the publisher. 5.          Follow the su...

Book curator, Sangeeta Bhansali of the newly expanded Kahani Tree played host to the inaugural session of Society for children book writers and illustrators (SCBWI) in Mumbai.  For over two hours, Author and publisher, Regional advisor of SCBWI, Anushka Ravishankar and children’s author, Natasha Sharma shared their experiences and answered questions in an interactive session titled, ‘When an author meets a publisher.’  “Things have really changed a lot in the past ten years. It’s a good time for Indian writers,” said Anushka Ravishankar.  From the status of ebooks, the importance of having an analytical mind to work on manuscripts, foreign rights, literary agents, the difference between an illustrated book and a picture book, she shared nuggets of information for the benefit of authors. She also revealed the reasons why it is not possible for publishers to provide marketing support for every author on their list, the journey of a manuscript in a publishing house...