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Writers all over the world have not been deterred by Covid-19, conjuring up innovative ways to keep their writing skills sharp. Online workshops, webinars, seminars, discussions, and competitions have spurred their determination to churn out writing during the pandemic. Our team attended a LOT of webinars and workshops, and while we were left thoroughly overwhelmed by the amount of learning, we couldn’t help but notice one thing. All of these webinars were centered in the US, UK, Australia, and any other country except India.
India has a vibrant crowd of young and upcoming authors trying to navigate the Indian writing and publishing industry on their own. This is because unlike writers in the States, Europe, and other countries, who go through the conventional route of getting a BFA in Creative Writing (or an MFA), and pursue writing as an extension of their academic qualifications, writers in the Indian subcontinent pursue writing as a passion. As part of our aim to improve the quality of writing that our editors receive and to help writers navigate the Indian publishing industry, PaperTrue is going to organize a series of webinars, the first of which will be ‘What are Indian Publishers Looking For?’.
The publishing industry is competitive and the information is exclusive to the agents of this industry, with no way of…
