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Aekta Khubchandani

Aekta Khubchandani

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Founder, Poetry Plant Project | Creative Consultant, Seva Home | Creative Writer & Storyteller across genre and media | Flower human

  • Education

    • H.R. College of Commerce and Economics

      2010 - 2012
      H.S.C. 12th grade Business/Commerce, General 78%

    • Lilavatibai Podar Senior Secondary School (ICSE)

      2000 - 2010
      Economics 83%

    • Sophia College for Women Bhulabhai Desai Road Mumbai 400 026

      2012 - 2016
      Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Design and Applied Arts 69%

    • The New School

      2019 - 2022
      Master of Fine Arts - MFA Creative Writing 4.0 GPA

      Poetry & Nonfiction concentration

  • Experience

    • Smart Potato

      May 2014 - Jun 2014
      Teacher

    • DOT Design India

      May 2014 - Jun 2014
      Graphic Designer and Copy Writer

      Interned with DOT design.

    • The Naked Truth

      Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
      Copywriter

    • HyphenBrands

      Jun 2016 - Sept 2016
      Designer and Illustrator

      Worked at Hyphen at Alok Nanda & Company.

    • Macaroni Media Co.

      Nov 2016 - Jan 2017
      Copywriter

    • The Floating Magazine

      May 2018 - Jul 2018
      Associate Editor

    • Poetry Plant Project

      May 2020 - now
      Founder

      I founded Poetry Plant Project over the summer of 2020, after the pandemic hit us. Poetry Plant Project is a safe and inclusive space, that conducts generative creative writing workshops.I've facilitated group workshops like The Poetry Buffet, Know Your Narrator, and Writing from Grief & Grace, along with numerous 1:1 workshops where we've focused on manuscript revision, Indian poetry, Less is More: Craft of Writing Short Poems, Personal Essays, etc, and community gatherings like JoyMap: Writing to Bring the New Year In! Show less

    • WriteOn NYC

      Sept 2020 - Jul 2021

      - Researched pedagogical practices and delivered reports to the Associate Director - Curated a syllabus for the incoming teaching fellows - Curated and assigned weekly readings for high school students- Led students in group critique, interactive community-building activities, one-on-one feedback sessions- Equipped students with performance and theater-based techniques for their final reading

      • Research Fellow

        May 2021 - Jul 2021

      • Teaching Fellow

        Sept 2020 - May 2021

    • The New School

      May 2021 - May 2022
      Readings and Community Development Assistant

      - Hosted weekly readings and networking events for students, both in-person and virtually- Corresponded with students, faculty and published authors for events- Managed office tasks, maintained records, reinforced solution-based communication

    • Parsons School of Design - The New School

      Sept 2021 - May 2022
      Teaching Assistant

      - Assisted four professors with weekly in-person classes for senior design students- Mentored students in one-on-one critique sessions regarding their creative work- Served on the Creative Jury for panel discussion

    • Longleaf Review

      Jul 2022 - May 2023

      - Reading multiple submissions and sharing critical feedback with the team for further discussion- Rating the submissions for curation of the upcoming issue

      • Creative Nonfiction Reader

        Jan 2023 - May 2023

      • Hybrid Reader

        Jul 2022 - Jan 2023

    • Girls Write Now

      Oct 2022 - Nov 2023
      Writing Mentor

      - Curate and assign weekly readings- Lead students in group critique, interactive community-building activities, one-on-one feedback sessions- Equip students with editing and revision techniques before they submit their work to literary journals for publication

    • LIT Magazine

      Feb 2023 - Apr 2023
      Poetry Co-Editor

      - Curating poetry for the upcoming issue of LIT Magazine

    • Postcard Media

      Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
      Creative Head

    • Seva Home India

      Feb 2024 - now
      Creative Consultant

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Course in Creative Writing

      Symbiosis School of Liberal Arts, Pune
      May 2016

    • MFA in Creative Writing

      The New School Creative Writing
      May 2022

    • Digital Marketing Fundamentals

      IIDE - The Digital School
      Jun 2025

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Aekta Khubchandani
      Branding and Identity Community Art Guild (CAG) Awards- Nomination مارس ٢٠١٦ Branding and Identity on Aasra - help for the suicidal
    • Awarded to Aekta Khubchandani
      Cash Prize for best Story Board - Clay Animation Short Film Red Lion مارس ٢٠١٦
    • Awarded to Aekta Khubchandani
      Verve Cash Prize for best student in Presentation- Calligraphy Verve مارس ٢٠١٤
    • Awarded to Aekta Khubchandani
      Youth for Change Education Times ٢٠١٤ The newspaper, Education Times showcased my doodle for the theme: Youth for change.
    • Awarded to Aekta Khubchandani
      Cash Prize for Majhi Metro - category of souveniors Majhi Metro ٢٠١٣