I’m a writer based in London. I write essays about myriad topics like time, space and everything in between and write stories set in fantastical realms. I am also a storyteller who performs true live stories on stage. I hold a Masters in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London. Discover my work here.
As a writing coach, I share more than a decade worth of experience with aspiring and veteran storytellers. Through my personalised coaching, they have gone on to write and publish books, produce podcasts and tell their own stories on stage to a live audience. I’m also the co-director of Tall Tales Storytelling, India’s most popular storytelling organisation.
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What Writers I’ve Mentored Say
If you’ve got a story to tell, Akshay is perhaps the best person to help you write it. He is extremely patient, passionate and helps you build your voice that is then engrained in the story. His show, don’t tell mantra really helped me write a story which my audience could connect to. He is gentle and kind and handles your story with extreme care to ensure it comes out just right and completely yours.”
Shiromi Chaturvedi, Assistant Professor & Therapist
“The workshop was both instructive, stimulating and entertaining. In this case the subject was all encompassing, bringing together many individual strands that I had prior knowledge of and laying them out one by one. This proved very useful providing a complete framework.”
Graham, Workshop Attendee
Excellent workshop by Akshay! This is my very first interaction with him and I surely wish to return for more. I had not picked up a pen in over a decade. But Akshay’s crisp instruction and guidance just helped me get my flow back in one session. 🙂
Sushree Bose, Workshop Attendee
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