Assistant Content

BHASWATI GHOSH

Looking for freelance and full time writing/translation/editing assignments

● Freelance writer, editor and translator with 6+ years in publishing and educational consultancy

● Published short stories and articles in newspapers, magazines and e-zines

● Received Charles Wallace (India) Trust Fellowship in Translation at University of East Anglia, UK

● Non- fiction book In Conversation with Ramkinkar, translated by me, is due for publication in 2011. I have translated the book from Bengali to English

● Worked in leading Indian television channels (editorial) for 7 years

Freelance writer, editor, translator -- December 2004-Present

EDITOR, DORLING KINDERSLEY PUBLISHING HOUSE

Worked in the Travel Guides department through all stages leading to sending books to press,

including:

● Editing both stylistic and content

● Layout

● Fact-checking

● Proofreading

● Research

● Coordinating with graphic designers

EDITOR, KATHA PUBLISHING HOUSE

The thrust of this publishing house was the translation of original fiction from regional Indian languages into English. Work involved:

● Reading, analyzing, selecting potential texts for translation

● Editing translated texts for stylistic and content clarity

● Coordinating with a team of editors

● Coordinating with authors and translators

● Working on brochures, pamphlets and newsletters for Katha’s upcoming events and workshops

● Coordinating with the art/design team

WRITER, EDTIOR, JAMBOREE EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANCY, NEW DELHI (2002-2004) Worked as Content Developer in Jamboree Northern India’s premier institute for providing training and admission counselling to students seeking education abroad.

Responsibilities included:

● Heading the editorial unit, training new editors

● Providing editorial help to students with English as second language and applying to foreign universities

● Developing content for the organization’s portal (http://www.jamboreeindia.com/index.asp)

● Writing promotional articles/press releases for print publications

SENIOR WRITER, PITARA WEB PORTAL (2001-2002)

Responsibilities inlcuded:

● Conceptualizing, writing, and editing stories for 'Pitara.com' - a children's website.

● Selecting stories, writing and editing for 'NewsJoy' - a weekly children's newspaper.

● Creating content for children-specific CD-ROMs

● Building the knowledge bank for Krowser, a Pitara initiative for a web-browser aimed at kids

TELEVISION EXPERIENCE (1995-2000)

● Worked as a producer in ANI a South-Asia based television news agency working in collaboration with Reuters

● Worked in Sahara India Television Network as Assistant Producer in the News and Current Affairs division

● Worked with Business India Television International (BITV) as Assistant Producer (NEWS).

● Worked with Etcetera Communications, New Delhi as an Editorial Executive for two television shows Writers at Work, and The Arts Quiz Show

EDUCATION:

• Master of Arts in English (Annamalai University)

• Bachelor of Journalism (Delhi University)

PRINT/ONLINE (FICTION/NONFICTION)

• Short story, Apu’s Homecoming

Published in Asia Writes, December 2010

• Feature story, SEZs in India: Special Economic Zones or Specific Exploitation Zones?

Published in Cause & Effect Magazine, CA, USA, 2009

• Feature story, A Sparrow's Flight

Published in My Teacher is My Hero anthology, Adams Media, F+W Publications, 2008

• Feature story, Calling in Sick, Permanently…, 2007

Published in Work. Home. You. Magazine, USA,

• Feature story, On Angels' Wings

Published in Letters to My Mother anthology, Adams Media, F+W Publications, 2007.

• Feature article, Penning the Past

Published in ByLine Magazine, USA.

• Feature article on Modern School, New Delhi

Published in Teenage Buzz magazine, Orange, CA, USA.

• Feature article, The More, the Merrier?

Published in Chowk an online platform for debate and discussion on issues concerning

South Asia.

• Feature article on the state of theatre auditoria in Delhi

Published in The Pioneer

• Review of a play by the Summer Theatre Workshop, Bal Bhawan, Delhi

Published in The Times of India.

• Feature article on contemporary Punjabi theatre and culture in the capital

Published in The Times of India.

• Interview with author Upamanyu Chatterjee

Published in The Times of India.

• Feature article on regional theatre in Delhi

Published in The Pioneer.

LANGUAGES KNOWN:

• English

• Bengali (Mother tongue)

• Hindi

INTERESTS:

• South Asian Literature

• Arts, culture, travel, cuisines

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