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WRITER 627: Award-winning picture book author Sandhya Parappukkaran

WRITER 627: Award-winning picture book author Sandhya Parappukkaran

Update: 2024-09-19
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Meet Sandhya Parappukkaran, a picture book author with four wonderful books that have all been shortlisted or have won Premier’s Literary awards. This is a huge achievement for this former food technologist who started writing picture books on a whim not that long ago! Sandhya discusses her journey to becoming an award-winning writer, the inspiration behind her stories, and shares valuable tips for aspiring picture book writers.

00:00 Introduction to the podcast
00:20 Special series on children's authors
01:48 Weekly app tip: Submittable
07:53 Interview with Sandhya Parappukkaran
09:14 Sandhya's journey to writing picture books
14:40 The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name: From idea to book deal
23:55 Exploring Sandhya's recent works
33:12 Tips for aspiring picture book writers
37:59 Conclusion

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WRITER 627: Award-winning picture book author Sandhya Parappukkaran

WRITER 627: Award-winning picture book author Sandhya Parappukkaran

Australian Writers' Centre