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 About this newsletter
As the monsoons arrive in India, it is raining events at Chillifreeze too! Coming your way is the very first Journalism Workshop at Mumbai and the next in our series of acclaimed Travel Writing Workshops. If you haven't experienced a Chillifreeze workshop yet, this may be your chance.
The India Today Travel Plus Travel Writing Contest that closed last month received a whopping response – Thanks to everyone who wrote in. Results will be announced in this newsletter in September. For those who missed out, watch this space for future contests and opportunities to get published in leading magazines.
This month, we introduce you to advertising professional and writer Judy from Chennai. And if you have always felt you could do better than the one liners on the cards you find at stores today, read Vidya Prabhakar's feature on how to get started on making a career of writing for greeting cards.
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 Workshop on Travel Writing in Chennai
Travel Writing enthusiasts in Chennai – don't miss this training and workshop! After an overwhelming response at Delhi and Hyderabad, David Juman's acclaimed workshop comes to your city. Sign up for the event that's scheduled for August. Also, read more about the Delhi and Hyderabad events.
The training will cover various aspects of travel writing including: types of travel writing, common travel writing errors, tips, resources, etc. There would be interactive exercises during the session and a "free" post-workshop critique of participants' travel writing sample.
If you're interested in enrolling, please email us at info@chillifreeze.com to book right away since seats are highly limited. |
 Journalism Workshop in Mumbai
Chillifreeze has invited Kavitha Rao an internationally published freelance writer to conduct a Journalism Workshop at Mumbai in August. Her features have appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, the South China Morning Post, the Far Eastern Economic Review, Grazia India, the Hindustan Times, Mint and several others. She writes on current affairs, pop culture, travel, heritage, people, and anything else that interests her. She has conducted workshops on freelance journalism at the Times School of Journalism, Sophia Polytechnic, and the Kala Ghoda literary festival.
Since seats are limited please email us at info@chillifreeze.com to confirm your participation. Further details will be available to those who write in to us. |
 Interview of the Month: Judy
Judy is a freelance writer and full-time single mom of three year old Kiara. She recently quit her full-time job in advertising after working for a host of agencies in Chennai. Her writing remains versatile though her passion revolves around travel, food, non-fiction and song writing.
Read the full interview
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 Featured Article
Writing for Greeting Cards: How to
Get Started
By Vidya Prabhakar
Have you walked in to a card shop and felt that you have the talent and ability to tap into feelings - of happiness, sorrow, celebration - of customers? If you possess this talent, you might have a calling to the social expression industry. Greeting cards are sent to observe an occasion or to share a feeling. A card still holds a lot of appeal in this fast paced digital world. It is a very creative area for a freelancer to explore and carve a niche.
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If you'd like to blog about writing and get paid while you do it - write to us with a sample of your articles on writing at info@chillifreeze.com |
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