CRAFT AND CONSCIENCE
The first major book for writers to more effectively engage with complex socio-political issues—a critical first step in creating social change.
"...that rigorously researched and lushly written 'How-to' book that every single human who has dared to write needs in our lives."
—Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy: An American Memoir
"...a handbook for how to wield words to shape culture and inspire change. Insightful, practical, and empowering."
—Valarie Kaur, civil rights leader and author
"Kavita Das constructs a vocabulary, a methodology, and an ethics for socially engaged writing..."
—Lacy M. Johnson, author of The Reckonings
"...a vital primer on writing with purpose, a guidebook that our turbulent times demand."
—Jabari Asim, author of We Can’t Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival
"Das gathers up a wide-ranging and whip-smart array of thinkers while serving us a feast of timely advocacy and learning.”
—Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
Announcements
NEW SPRING CLASSES to help you write with conscience!
This April, I’ll be offering a six-week online course and workshop and three online one-day classes. My six-week online course and workshop kicks off at StoryStudio on 4/17. On 4/20, I’ll be offering my one-day online class Considering Context and Narrative When Writing About Social Issues at the Center for Fiction and on 4/25 I’ll be teaching a brand new online one-day class, Objectivity, Truth, and the Spaces In Between at The Shipman Agency. And stay tuned for a one-day online class at Narratively in May!
Featured Writing
News & Events
- Interview with StoryWorks Roundtable
- Book launch event, hosted by CityLights Books and Asian American Writer’s Workshop
- New review from Hippocampus Magazine
About Kavita
Kavita Das writes about culture, race, gender, and their intersections. Nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Kavita’s work has been published at WIRED, CNN, Teen Vogue, Romper, Catapult, Fast Company, Tin House, Longreads, The Atlantic, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Washington Post, Kenyon Review, NBC News Asian America, Guernica, Quartz, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. Her first book, Poignant Song: The Life and Music of Lakshmi Shankar (Harper Collins India), was published in June 2019. Kavita’s new book, Craft and Conscience: How to Write About Social Issues, which was inspired by the Writing About Social Issues class she created and teaches, will be released in fall 2022. She lives in New York with her husband, toddler, and hound.