Children's, Fantasy, Contemporary
Shabnam Minwalla has worked as a journalist with the 'Times of India', and writes food columns, book reviews and features for 'Business Line', 'Times of India 'and 'DNA'. Her first book, 'The Six Spellmakers of Dorabji Street', was critically acclaimed and won the Rivokids Parents' and Kids' Choice Award. It is being used as a reader by many schools and has also been converted into a play. Her other books include 'The Strange Haunting of Model High School', 'The Shy Supergirl', 'Lucky Girl 'and 'What Maya Saw'. Shabnam got her MA in Journalism at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She was also a Chevening Scholar at Wolfson College in Cambridge.
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"After a very warm welcome by the anchor, Mr Vishal Jain goes on to talk about how Ms Shabnam Minwalla’s new book about an 11-year-old girl is very relatable to him because of how much his 10-year-old son enjoyed it; he goes on to ask Ms Shabnam about how her kids who are now in their early teens helped her write a funny book in the children genre. Ms Minwalla acknowledges the anchor and Mr Vishal and answers his question. As per Ms Shabnam, her children played an essential role in helping her write this book, and the conversations weren’t even deliberate. While growing up, when Ms Shabnam tucked her kids into bed, they would often talk about their day to her and tell her the happy and sad parts of the day. From kids throwing water on each other to the story of a bean bag that didn’t last a day in the classroom, Ms Shabnam got a lot of stories from there. The conversation rolls on in the same direction with a few more questions before coming to a close. "