Bookaroo Children’s Literature Festival 2026 (Bhopal)

Fri, 9 Oct 2026
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Hello again! I’m in Bhopal this weekend (10-11 Oct 2026) for another edition of the Bookaroo Children’s Literature Festival 2026. I’ll also be running two workshops – one on playwriting and one on poetry writing – for young people:

Let’s Write A Play!
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026
Time: 12.45pm to 1.30pm
Venue: Auditorium, Bharat Bhavan

What makes a scene come alive? Join playwright Laremy Lee, dream up characters, stir up some drama, write your own scene and bring it to life on stage!

Can You Write What You Can’t See?
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2026
Time: 11.30am to 12.15pm
Venue: Auditorium, Bharat Bhavan

Poetry helps give a voice to all those thoughts and feelings hiding inside. Bring the invisible to life and turn what you can’t see into a poem with a little help from poet Laremy Lee!

Please swing by Bharat Bhavan to say hi if you’re around or drop me a line if you’d like to connect while I’m here. You can also find the full programme and festival details on the Bookaroo website.

See you then!

Bookaroo Children’s Literature Festival 2026 (Delhi)

Fri, 2 Oct 2026
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Namaste! I am in Delhi for the Bookaroo Children’s Literature Festival 2026, where I’ll be running two workshops – one on playwriting and one on poetry writing – for young people:

Let’s Write A Play!
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2026
Time: 11.30am to 12.15pm
Venue: The Arches, Sunder Nursery

What makes a scene come alive? Join playwright Laremy Lee, dream up characters, stir up some drama, write your own scene and bring it to life on stage!

Can You Write What You Can’t See?
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2026
Time: 3.15pm to 4pm
Venue: The Pavilion, Sunder Nursery

Poetry helps give a voice to all those thoughts and feelings hiding inside. Bring the invisible to life and turn what you can’t see into a poem with a little help from poet Laremy Lee!

Please swing by Sunder Nursery to say hi if you’re around or hit me up if you’d like to connect while I’m here. You can also find the full programme and festival details on the Bookaroo website.

See you then!

Sorry I’m Booked: Book Swap – Encore Edition (35++)

Fri, 28 Aug 2026
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I’ll be co-hosting a book swop together with Reine Cassandra from Sorry I’m Booked as well as Adeline Foo!

📚 Sorry I’m Booked presents: Book Swap – Encore Edition (35++)

💡 Theme: Second Chances (fiction only)
📅 Date: Saturday, 12 September 2026
🕑 Time: 2pm (arrival); 4pm (end)
📍 Venue: Exact venue will be confirmed upon successful registration
🎟️ Entry: Free!
🍲 Refreshments: Potluck-style – bring a dish or drink to share; we’ll eat as we swop

This edition is for the 35++ crowd – for those who’ve begun to recognise that the best stories, like the best things in life, only reveal their depth with time.

The session is themed around Second Chances. These can be works of fiction about second chances, second comings, returns, reinventions or characters and authors getting another shot at something. Bring a book that fits these ideas or even a text which you’re giving a second chance.

What to bring:

  1. A food or beverage item in one of these categories:
    • Appetizers/salads/sides
    • Savoury
    • Sweet/desserts
    • Alcoholic drinks
    • Non-alcoholic drinks
  2. One wrapped fiction book (poetry, prose or plays) for the main swop which fits the theme of Second Chances. The wrapping doesn’t need to be too fancy – or it can be as fancy as you’d like! Your call.

Optional: Extra books to declutter or casually swop. ​You can also swop books available on the day, subject to availability

​Come for the books and the conversation; I personally guarantee you’ll leave with something new to put on your bookshelf as well as something to talk about.

​Please RSVP here only if you’re sure you can make it. Numbers are capped to fit the space, so every no-show means another genuine reader misses out.

Nevertheless, we understand completely if plans change. If that’s the case, please let us know ASAP so we can free up your ticket for the next person on the waitlist.

See you there!