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For content strategizing, product/service reviews, murals and illustrations, and other collaboration ideas please email me at ChikaGujarathi@gmail.com

AUTHOR EVENTS & STORYTIME: Meeting other authors and connecting with readers is one of my favorite things! Please reach out to me if you are interested in booking a storytime or hosting an author event. I am also available to speak at workshops to share my experience with self-publishing and self-illustrating the Hello Namaste! bilingual board books.

PHOTOGRAPHY: I shoot my pictures with a Canon DSLR camera (when I feel like making an effort) and increasingly with my smartphone. I have also recently accquired an ancient PENTAX ASAHI K 1000 film camera and I can’t wait to start using it regularly. I love taking candid pictures (like Creative Mornings RDU, museum/gallery openings, travel/discovery)

ILLUSTRATIONS/MURALS: The Maze in Raleigh’s Nash Square. Flourish for Raleigh ARTivation. Chalk-marker holiday installation PEACE-LOVE-COFFEE for Larry’s Coffee.

PRESS: WRAL: Go Ask Mom. Spotlight: From finance to children’s books: Meet the Raleigh mom behind the Hello Namaste! board book series – Published May 2019

BOOK REVIEWS: I have lost count of the number of books I have reviewed over the years, most of them being for the amazing and well known publication, Bookpage. A select few reviews and author interviews are listed below but you can click here to get caught up with my latest reviews. Please email me at ChikaGujarathi@gmail.com if you wish to have your book reviewed on The Antibland Chronicles.

BRAND AMBASSADOR: Pinhole Press, Petit Collage, and Hilton Hotels, are the three most recent national brands that I have had the pleasure to work with. Please email me at ChikaGujarathi@gmail.com for a Media Kit if you think you have a product or service that fits my creativity.

And finally, here is a list of some of my published work … it’s a list I try to keep updated to the minute but sometimes life gets in the way. So if you don’t see an example of what you need, please email me.

WALTER: Contributor

Feathered Friends: Discover Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Indy Week: Columnist

How a Little Smart Speaker Went from Invading Robot to Family Member in Just Two Years. Published October 7, 2020
You Can Do Hard Things. Published August 26, 2020
In 2020 Resolve to be happy. Published January 14, 2020
Don’t be afraid to run down your dream. Published November 20. 2019
Declarations of Independence: In Crazy Times, Some Truths Remain. Published October 9, 2019
Against the Baby Advice Industry Complex. Published, August 27, 2019

Staff Writer for Due South Media Magazine

Fearrington Village’s McIntyre’s Books In Pittsboro, NC – Published October 2019
Getting Crafty With Amelia of Freeman’s Creative in Durham, NC – Published October 2019
The Inn At Celebrity Dairy In Siler City, NC – Published September 2019
We’re Reading Botanical Baking by Juliet Sear – Published June 2019
Business Profile & Interview: Southern Sugar Bakery, Raleigh, NC – Published May 2019
Wide Open Spaces: A Family Day Out in Raleigh NC – Published March 2019
Book Review: Slingshots & Key Hooks – Published March 2019
Six Ways to Raise Children Who love Fruits & Vegetables – Published March 2019

Thoughtful and SEO focused blog posts for small businesses and non-profits.

What To Expect During Your Plastic Surgery Consultation. Published 11/2018
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: What You Need To Know. Published 10/2018
Be A Stronger Mama in Mind Body & Spirit. Published 9/2018
Hail To The Female Olympians. Published 8/17/2016
Summer Road Trips Revisited. Published 7/20/2016

Staff Writer for Triangle Downtowner Magazine

Retail Highlight: Moon and Lola – Published 6/2017. Issue 131. Page 8
Charity Profile: Alliance of AIDS Services Carolina – Published 6/2017. Issue 131. Page 17
NC Theatre Welcomes Elizabeth Doran As Their New CEO – Published 5/2017. Issue 130. Page 8
The Green Chair Project – Published 4/2017. Issue 129. Page 4

National & Local Magazines and Websites

20 Best Places to Live in the US. U.S. News and World Report. Published 3/2/2016. Photography and Profile for Raleigh-Durham which is ranked #4 on the list.
Counting Cows in the Country. Walden Hall Bed & Breakfast. Published 5/2017
Entertaining with Kids. My Girl Friday. Published 8/8/2015

The International Lap-Child. Neighborhood Parenting Network. Published 11/1/2014. Page 24