Chillibreeze Write-Meet-January-2009-Delhi

The event kicked off with an exciting ice breaker networking game that helped set the ball rolling and got the writers acquainted.

Guest speaker Mridula Murgai, a freelance writer and the editor and originator of the first website for Indian Women spoke about ‘Writing for Women’. The talk touched upon writing for a target audience, style of writing and the importance of touching women’s hearts. The talk generated a discussion about whether women are being stereotyped and about whether writing for women is any different from writing for men.

This was followed by Writer’s Reading Sessions where Reena Batra, a wellness and travel writer, presented on peace of mind and the importance of leading a balanced life. Her tips on relaxation were well received.

To wind up the reading session was a humorous piece on writing one’s own Obituary by Mohinder Bhatnagar, which had the audience chuckling.

Abha Iyengar presented two flash fiction stories and answered questions on the differences between a flash fiction piece and a short story and how flash fiction is still a nascent genre in India.

Next, a presentation on Chillibreeze by Priya Kaushik took the writers through the plans for 2009 and invited suggestions from writers on events planned for the year. Features like Write Match, Course creation and the epublishing section of Chillibreeze were of particular interest to the writers.

A spot contest saw writer Lubinisha Saha bag a Crossword Bookstore gift voucher of Rs 500 for her winning tagline. Writers mingled over light eats and swapped suggestions with the Chillibreeze team on making the meet a regular event each quarter.