As a one of its kind endeavour, The LitArt Foundation had organised a creative writing workshop in Guwahati on the 4th and 5th of August (2024) for aspiring writers and content professionals. The two day long workshop was conducted by Sathya Saran, who is well acknowledged as a creative writing facilitator in national and even international corporate and literary circuits. Sathya Saran is the former editor of Femina (one of the flagship magazines of The Times Group) and now a consulting editor with PenguinRandomHouse. The workshop was interactive and addressed a diverse range of creative writing formats.
From writing and correcting passages to understanding the nuances of fiction writing and film reviews, the workshop had it all. It was supplemented with audio visual aids where needed. An overarching focus of the two day workshop that was held at Agora, The Space was to orient the participants with the contemporary styles of the written word. Consequently, conversational styles of writing were also touched upon. The participants comprised of an interesting mix of journalists, college and university professors, government employees and even homemakers. Participants were accorded certificates at the end of the workshop. This initiative found exclusive coverage in The Assam Tribune.