The I Want To Be An Author campaign Season 2 by Crossword Bookstores & The Write Place- the publishing arm of Crossword Bookstores was officially launched at Ryan International School, ICSE (Malad) in Mumbai today.
The first Season of I Want To Be An Author took place in November 2017. School children from Mumbai participated wholeheartedly; as over 10,000 submissions came in from students within six months.

Out of these, 39 of the best-written stories were shortlisted and compiled into a book aptly titled 'Young Storytellers', by The Write Place. The book was launched with much fanfare, by Crossword Book Award-winning children author Roopa Pai, publisher Preeti Vyas and Head of The Write Place, Anup Jerajani, in July 2018.

Keeping the impetus going, four esteemed panelists: teen author of two novels - Vinayak Mittal ; Head of The Write Place - Anup Jerajani; author of his tenth bestselling book How to Write a Book and Make it a Bestseller - Dr Radhakrishnan Pillai and CEO of Ryan International School - Mr Ryan Pinto came together to speak about their writings & share their journeys.

“We have anthologised the Young Storytellers’ book to provide a platform for the young and budding authors to find a voice. I am very excited, as a publisher, that we are now curating children at this stage to become writers. Everyone’s got a story to tell and that is why I encourage all the students to take part in this competition, with only 800- 1200 words for a short story, we are inviting them to be a part of this dynamic movement for writers,” says Anup Jerajani.

275 students sat enraptured, listening to Dr Radhakrishnan Pillai, an excellent storyteller not only while writing but also in person.