Webinar with Womens Web on June 26th 11 am to noon

Writers Special: How To Get Published




Fri, Jun 26, 2015 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM IST


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How easy is it for aspiring authors in India to be published today? Is self-publishing the right thing for you? Even if a publisher wants to publish your work, what should you watch out for?

This interactive webinar with Kiran Manral, Author of two published books with a third on the way, is meant to help aspiring authors on their journey to get published.

Kiran Manral was a journalist before she quit to be full time mommy. Her blogs were both in India’s top blogs and she was a Tehelka blogger columnist on gender issues.

Her debut novel, The Reluctant Detective, was published by Westland in 2012 and her second novel Once Upon A Crush, was published by Leadstart in May 2014. Her third book is due out in August from Penguin Random House.

She initiated the online volunteer network India Helps, post the 26/11 terrorist attack on Mumbai and the team of volunteers worked on the rehabilitation of the affected and the bereaved of this and the 13/7 bomb blasts amongst others. She is also part of the core founding team of both Child Sexual Abuse Awareness online initiative and Violence Against Women Awareness Month.

She is on the planning board of the Kumaon Literary Festival and is an advisor on the Board of Literature Studio, Delhi. She was awarded the Women Achievers award by Young Environmentalists Group in 2013.

She lives in Mumbai with her family and counts every day off the Nutella wagon as a successful day.

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