Yoda Press

16/12/2024

Here are some of the books you'll see at our annual winter sale this weekend. Join us to support indie publishing.

Arpita Das Ish*ta Gupta

13/11/2024

Our forthcoming title, ‘The Feared’, brings together interviews conducted by journalist Neeta Kolhatkar with 11 political prisoners, and in some instances, their loved ones. Kolhatkar highlights the interviewees’ everyday lives within the walls of prisons across India.

Arpita Das Neeta Kolhatkar Ish*ta Gupta

23/09/2024

Is your book manuscript submittable to the publishing house of your choice? What improvements will make it viable for selection/publication?

Our one-on-one sessions give you an opportunity to get personalised and in-depth feedback on your manuscript from our Founder-Publisher, Arpita Das, and our Publishing Director, Ish*ta Gupta.

Click here to book your slot: https://calendly.com/yodapress-info/msreview

Arpita Das

05/09/2024

In our 20th year, we’ve made some changes in keeping with the values we hold dear.

Arpita Das Ish*ta Gupta

24/07/2024

The fab Arpitha Kodiveri's book is now out. We are exhilarated to bring out this South Asia edition.

01/07/2024

Don't miss out. Get this lovely read on the evolution of church architecture in Goa from the 16th to the 20th centuries, at a great price on Kindle, for the month of July only.

17/06/2024

Here's what our participants have said about their experience at our workshops. Just two seats left, write to [email protected] today!

13/06/2024

We are very pleased to announce we are signing up Chowra Makaremi's 'Woman! Life! Freedom!', the first English translation of the French original 'Femme! Vie! Liberte!', published by Editions La Decouverte.

Chowra is a French-Iranian author and anthropologist. Her research focuses on issues of security, migration control, and the anthropology of law and the state.

Her first book 'Le Cahier d'Aziz' was also published by us, as 'Aziz's Notebook: At the Heart of the Iranian Revolution'.

Arpita Das Chowra Makaremi

13/06/2024

We have just two seats left on this workshop! Apply now by writing to [email protected]

Are you struggling to turn your research writing into a publishable manuscript? Do you find it challenging to make your academic writing more engaging or to write a book proposal? Are you unsure about approaching the right publisher with your manuscript? If so, this workshop is for you.

The workshop helps participants identify their readership and use writing techniques to transform dry or obscure research writing into an engaging narrative. This includes rewriting, restructuring, or editing for clarity, with the goal of producing a viable and publishable manuscript. Participants will also learn what publishers look for in a book proposal and how they assess manuscripts. The workshop guides participants on approaching suitable publishers and understanding the anonymous review process. Additionally, there will be a session particularly on submission ethics and contractual issues.

The workshop will include four three-hour-long online sessions conducted by the instructor Arpita Das, a Q and A with a guest speaker, reading material, exercises to address particular problems in manuscripts, and one-on-one feedback to the latter by email.

To participate in the workshop, write to us at [email protected]

21/05/2024

Are you struggling to turn your research writing into a publishable manuscript? Do you find it challenging to make your academic writing more engaging or to write a book proposal? Are you unsure about approaching the right publisher with your manuscript? If so, this workshop is for you.

The workshop helps participants identify their readership and use writing techniques to transform dry or obscure research writing into an engaging narrative. This includes rewriting, restructuring, or editing for clarity, with the goal of producing a viable and publishable manuscript. Participants will also learn what publishers look for in a book proposal and how they assess manuscripts. The workshop guides participants on approaching suitable publishers and understanding the anonymous review process. Additionally, there will be a session particularly on submission ethics and contractual issues.

The workshop will include four three-hour-long online sessions conducted by the instructor Arpita Das, a Q and A with a guest speaker, reading material, exercises to address particular problems in manuscripts, and one-on-one feedback to the latter by email.

To participate in the workshop, write to us at [email protected]

03/04/2024

'Getting Your Narrative Non-Fiction Manuscript in Shape for Publication: An Immersive Month-Long Workshop' is geared towards creative nonfiction, narrative non-fiction or literary non-fiction, a genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives.

In this workshop, will draw on her expertise in commissioning and editing narrative non-fiction manuscripts, to handhold you through the best practices in mapping and structuring such a narrative so that it reaches fruition in publication.

This is a four-week workshop with four online sessions on weekends, one-on-one mentoring and feedback to assigned exercises over email. Relevant resources will be shared throughout in the form of google slides and pdfs.

As always, limited seats are available. Write to us at [email protected] today!