Master Class with Renowned Children's Author Anna Ignatova at ASU as Part of The Kirimize Janet International Children's Literary Competition

Children's writer Anna Ignatova will conduct a master class at ASU as part of the Kirimize Janet International Children's Literary Competition. In collaboration with the Adyghe State University and the Adyghe University Publishing House, the Kirimize Janet International Children's Literary Competition is organizing a master class and creative workshop with the acclaimed Russian children's author Anna Ignatova. This event is aimed at both aspiring and experienced writers, as well as anyone involved in creating stories for children, according to the university's press service.

From April 1 to 2, a master class will be conducted featuring works by Adygean authors. The author will share the secrets of crafting engaging fairy tales, poems, and short stories for children aged 3 to 6, explain how to capture and maintain a child's attention, and respond to questions from the audience. On April 3, during a creative gathering, Anna Ignatova will read selections from her works and engage with participants in an informal setting.

The objective of the workshop is to support authors in developing vibrant, memorable stories for young children, to unlock their creative potential, and to cultivate a sense of community among children's writers.

To review their work, authors can send fairy tales, poems, and short stories for children aged 3-6 in .doc or .pdf format, along with a brief bio, to press@adygnet.ru with the subject line "Anna Ignatova" by March 10th. Poetry texts must be up to 3,000 characters long, and prose texts must be between 6,000 and 10,000 characters long. Anna will select 10-15 works for detailed review at the seminar.

Interested individuals may attend the seminar without submitting a written application. Participation is free; however, advance registration is required, which can also be completed via email with the designated subject line.

For consultations, please contact: 8 916 573 7279

Anna Ignatova is a Russian children's writer, renowned for her poetry, novellas, and short stories for children, as well as for her work on cartoon scripts. She has authored approximately 30 books for children and teenagers, along with numerous publications in literary journals. Her first collection of poems, About Elephants, Trolleybuses, and Princes, was published by Onyx in 2011. In 2012, she became a member of the St. Petersburg Writers' Union. 

She was invited to collaborate at the Petersburg animation studio as a screenwriter for her fairy tale, The Kingdom of M, which was released in 2013 as an animated film of the same name. She also composed Travelers' Song, included in the collection About Elephants, Trolleybuses, and Princes, with music written by her son.

Anna Ignatova has participated in summer workshops for children's writers organized by the S.A. Filatov Foundation. She is a laureate of the Korney Chukovsky Prize, the first prize winner of the Renata Mukha International Poetry Competition, and a laureate of the All-Russian Samuil Marshak Literary Prize.