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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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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Connect with Valerie and listeners in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2346749828883788/">the podcast community on Facebook</a> Visit <a href="https://www.writerscentre.com.au/">WritersCentre.com.au</a> | <a href="http://valeriekhoo.com/">ValerieKhoo.com</a>

Everything you’ve always wanted to know about succeeding in the world of writing and publishing. Learn practical writing techniques, go behind-the-scenes and discover how real-life authors got their big break. Uncover the creative processes of writers who have made it. Your host is Valerie Khoo – author, journalist, creative and CEO of the Australian Writers’ Centre. 

Everything you&rsquo;ve always wanted to know about succeeding in the world of writing and publishing. Learn practical writing techniques, go behind-the-scenes and discover how real-life authors got their big break. Uncover the creative processes of writers who have made it. Your host is Valerie Khoo &ndash;&nbsp;author, journalist, creative and CEO of the Australian Writers&rsquo; Centre.&nbsp;

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