Workshop trains kids on writing sci-fi stories
KUWAIT: Dr Ali Jaffar, an academic at Kuwait University, assured the importance of training kids to write science fictions stories, which promotes their development process in many areas especially in language, art, and expression. Dr Jaffar made that statement on Saturday during a science fictional stories’ writing workshop which was organized by Scientific Progress Publishing Company for two days with trainers from Lebanon and Egypt. Jaffar said that writing in the field of science fiction demands skills, one being knowledge and how to apply to elaborate an idea. This workshop is part of the 2035 new Kuwait plan as it focuses on an important part of society with skills and innovations to be part of the 2035 vision, he added.
Nabeeha Mhaidli a Lebanese writer was invited as she is a known author and an owner of kids publishes, as well as Waleed Taher from Egypt an important artist of kids drawings to present the workshop. A number of kids were chosen for their skills and interest in science alongside their artistic side able to elaborate on their imagination for the workshop. The workshop was held for two days with 11 kids to help them bring out their ideas into written stories and drawings. Discussions with the kids helped bring out new ideas which they did not even expect from their imagination from the results of the workshop, he said.
He also pointed to the importance of listening to the kids as the participants’ idea to use a robot to get to the waste in the ocean to help protect the environment amongst other ideas. An opportunity to write short stories was given during the workshop which will be reviewed for publishing and handed out during the upcoming book fair. Mhaidli said her experience is a success despite the short amount of hours and confirmed the imaginations and ability of the kids, pointing out how their ideas differ from ours.