Literary Events: Workshops at The Story Company India in August and September

The Story Company India announces five new workshops for August and September.

This month and the next, The Story Company India has five workshops designed around five very different writing challenges.

Come for the one that speaks directly to where you are in your writing journey.

WRITING ROMANTIC COMEDY

Crafting Chemistry, Conflict & Connection With Harini Srinivasan, author of The Ex Factor and Lovestruck and Confused

How do you write a meet-cute that actually works? How do you create chemistry without making it predictable? How do you balance humour, emotional tension and conflict?

This two-day workshop explores the building blocks of romantic comedy, from compelling protagonists and memorable meet-cutes to witty interactions and satisfying endings.

August 22 & 23 | 11 AM–12 noon
Online | ₹3,000

THE PUBLISHING ROADMAP

A Practical Workshop for Aspiring Authors With Namrata, Founder of Keemiya Creatives and Bookbots India

You have finished the manuscript. Now what?

This practical 90-minute workshop takes you through different publishing routes, preparing your manuscript for submission, what publishers expect, common first-time-author mistakes, author branding, book marketing and navigating rejection.

Participants also receive a Publishing Checklist, Submission Package Template and curated Publishing Resource Guide.

August 22 | 4 PM | 90 minutes
Online | ₹2,500

THE SHORT STORY WORKSHOP

Writing Beneath the Surface

With Dr Pallavi Narayan, editor, author, and educator. Her experience includes editorial roles in India and Singapore with Penguin Random House, Pan Macmillan, NUS Press and others, and faculty roles at universities.

A short story does not have the luxury of wasting words.

This intensive two-day workshop explores how to create layered narrative, atmosphere, voice and emotional resonance, and how to make a story work beneath the obvious surface.

Participants receive advance reading of one short story manuscript of up to 3,000 words, personalised editorial feedback, live workshop sessions, guided writing exercises, close-reading discussions and practical revision strategies.

August 29 & 30 | 3–5 PM
Online on Zoom | ₹6,000

THE WRITER’S BLOCK PARTY

The Psychology of Page Fright (and How to Get Over It) With Priyanka Arora, licensed psychologist and published author whose work bridges psychology and storytelling.

Why do creative people freeze?

This 90-minute session looks at perfectionism, comparison, the inner critic and ADHD patterns, and explores what may actually be happening when the words refuse to come.

Most importantly, it offers practical ways to get them flowing again.

September 4 | 6 PM IST | 90 minutes
Online | ₹3,000

FLESH A FLASH

Crafting Bite-Size Stories

With Sudha Subramanian, flash fiction author published in JMWW, The Hooghly Review, Roi Faineant and others, and thrice nominated for Best of the Net.

How much story can you tell in a very small space?

This 90-minute workshop explores the building blocks of flash fiction, different forms of flash, how to pack a punch into a few words, and prompts to get you writing.

Perfect for writers who are new to flash as well as those who have already experimented with the form.

September 27 | 11 AM IST | 90 minutes
Online | ₹2,000

WHICH ONE IS FOR YOU?

Need to get unstuck? The Writer’s Block Party.

Want to write romance with wit and emotional depth? Writing Romantic Comedy.

Have a manuscript but no idea what to do next? The Publishing Roadmap.

Want to make your short fiction richer and more layered? The Short Story Workshop.

Want to discover how much story can fit into very few words? Flesh a Flash.

Or, of course, join us for more than one.