Archive · 15 Dec 2025
Paper Trails Literary Fest 2025 Unites Children’s Authors
Imagine a big party where all your favorite storytellers and authors come together to celebrate books and reading.
That’s what the Paper Trails Literary Fest 2025 is like!
It’s a three-day event organized by FirstSteps School in Chandigarh.
Famous authors like Asha Nehemiah and Meghaa Gupta, along with illustrators and storytellers, are there to talk about their books, do fun activities, and interact with kids.
There are storytelling sessions, workshops where kids can draw and create their own book covers, and even a special bookshop just for children.
The school wants to show kids how important reading and writing are, and they’re planning to open a new school in Panchkula too.
It’s all about making reading a fun and shared experience for everyone!
The Paper Trails Literary Fest 2025 is a three-day event organized by FirstSteps School in Chandigarh, running from December 15-17, 2025.
Notable participants include renowned children’s authors, illustrators, and storytellers such as Asha Nehemiah, Meghaa Gupta, Vidya Mani, Greystroke, and Deeptha Vivekanand.
The festival features storytelling sessions, illustration workshops, book readings, interactive sessions, and poetry and writing activities for students.
FirstSteps School, an International Baccalaureate institution, aims to promote conceptual understanding and real-world application through the festival.
A travelling children’s bookshop by Funky Rainbow is set up on the campus, featuring books by visiting authors, illustrators, and storytellers.
- Who
- Renowned children’s authors, illustrators, storytellers, and students of FirstSteps School
- What
- Paper Trails Literary Fest 2025, a three-day literary festival featuring various activities and interactions
- When
- December 15-17, 2025
- Where
- Sector 26 campus, Chandigarh
- Why
- To bring books, authors, and young readers together, transform reading into a shared experience, and promote the importance of reading and writing
- Event Name
- Paper Trails Literary Fest 2025
- Organizer
- FirstSteps School
- Location
- Sector 26 campus, Chandigarh
- Duration
- December 15-17, 2025
- Notable Participants
- Asha Nehemiah, Meghaa Gupta, Vidya Mani, Greystroke, Deeptha Vivekanand, Kapil Pandey, Shiraz Saini
- Special Features
- Storytelling sessions, illustration workshops, book readings, interactive sessions, poetry and writing activities, travelling bookshop
- School's Focus
- International Baccalaureate, conceptual understanding, real-world application
- Upcoming School Expansion
- FirstSteps School plans to set up an IB school in Panchkula