About Us

Words and More (Kids) is a project to encourage creative writing by youngsters between 7 and 18 years in a variety of genres: stories, prose, rhyme, poetry, articles, or any other format. We welcome all entries and will provide editorial support and help to all young people who wish to express themselves through the written word.

This forum aims to encourage children to express their creativity and their thoughts in writing, give them editorial support and guidance, and provide to them a platform where they can see their efforts polished and presented attractively. Entries, along with pictures (if any) can be e-mailed to wordsnmore@gmail.com, to be edited, illustrated and posted on this forum.

We believe that even though kids all over the words are reading books less and less, preferring audio-visual media, their creativity, nonetheless, remains undampened. All around us there are kids with countless stories and poems in their heads that never make it to paper or the computer, simply because they either don’t have the confidence for it, or because they feel, in this era of global audio-visual exposure, that there is no point to it. Plus, with the hectic pace of contemporary life and their parents’ and guardians’ busy schedules, they lack editorial guidance and are afraid of attracting ridicule due to grammatical errors.

It is here that Words and More (Kids) steps in. We welcome entries in all genres (prose, poetry, stories, rhymes, articles, etc.) from anyone between 7 and 18 years of age who wishes to write and be published on the net on a forum dedicated to children. (The age limit, however, is not strictly enforced. Efforts of slightly younger or slightly older writers are also welcome). We sincerely believe that besides bringing out the literary talent in youngsters, this will help our children to be more clear-thinking, articulate and expressive individuals.

And just in case any one has any doubts, Words and More (Kids) is absolutely free … a labour of love and a small step towards building a global community of creative, free thinking youngsters. We appreciate all the participation we can get 🙂

Cheers …

The Team of Words and More (Kids)

Words and More (Kids) has been founded by Meeta Sengupta and Parul Gupta.

Meeta Sengupta is a writer and coach, who works with both corporate groups and individuals to hone their skills. She is equally comfortable with the fiction and non-fiction genres. An alumnus from IIMA, Meeta has run writing and personal development workshops both in the UK and in India, winning acclaim and accolades from her colleagues and students alike, and hopes to be able to help people reach their full potential as writers.

Parul Gupta is a published author, having written stories for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, articles for newspapers and magazines and various other publications. An alumnus of DSE and formerly a journalist, feature writer and editorial analyst with the Observer Group, Parul writes both fiction and non fiction with equal panache and is known for her prose, poetry and presentations alike.  She is a skilled editor and has supported many large entities with their publications.