Interactive Educational Content
“Literary Safari and Sandhya Nankani were tremendous partners on History Detectives Laboratory (HD Lab), an interactive project that had many unique challenges. Her ability to source great team members, problem solve, and keep a strong creative vision despite the project’s difficulties made her a wonderful asset and deserving of my fullest recommendation and praise.” –Chris Bryson, Executive Producer, Lion Television/History Detectives Laboratory
“Sandhya is a gifted editorial producer. I had the privilege of working with her on two very different educational projects — one, an online history game for middle schoolers and the other, educational material surrounding a series of videos about infrastructure. In both cases, her strong communication skills, her creativity and her organizational talents made my job immensely easier. She was able to tackle challenges with aplomb and always at the ready with solutions. The detail-rich educational material she produced was not only informative, but also engaging. I wish my sixth grade class had used such great lessons!” –Erin Chapman, Interactive Producer, Lion Television
Project Management
“Sandhya Nankani not only led the team that completely overhauled our website (both content and production), but she contributed greatly to the vision of the site and through it, our company’s growth as well. She represents my ideal collaborator: she works diligently, cooperatively, and is always an invaluable source of both support and leadership. Her talents span many different domains. She knows how to move a project along and get the most out of a range of peoples’ strengths, and she’s able to see the big picture while never losing site of even the smallest details. She is clearly the person you want in charge of projects that are innovative.” –Erick Gordon, founding director, Student Press Inititiative
Content Development
“Sandhya is a creative, innovative thinker, a wonderful writer, and a sensitive editor. To top it off, she is dependable, thorough, and has excellent people skills.” –Ira Wolfman, SVP, Editorial, Weekly Reader Publishing
“Sandhya brought creativity, professionalism, and an extensive knowledge of young adult literature to her work at Scholastic. I immediately sensed Sandhya’s dedication to developing young people’s self-expression in writing. Her own voice as a writer provides an excellent and engaging model for young writers. Sandhya was the lead editor of the literature search and selection for our program. Her familiarity with multicultural literature added a special dimension to her presentations. Sandhya’s hard work and focus is complemented by her highly imaginative creativity. I recommend her without reservation as a writer and content developer.” –Judith Stamper, Scholastic Education
“Sandhya is incredibly professional, well-organized, and highly knowledgeable of contemporary literature and the educational publishing market.”–Jennifer Tench, Executive Editor, Holt McDougal
Young Adult Literature Specialist
“I can’t begin to recommend Sandhya highly enough. Her work was beautifully written and sensitively attuned to the needs of her audience. Sandhya is refreshingly flexible, absolutely professional, and has a lovely sense of humor, to boot. It was a great joy to work with her!” –Katherine Applegate, young adult author
“I’ve worked with many editors over the years, both in the realm of young adult fiction as well as with those who specialize in non-fiction. Sandhya stands out as one of the most energetic, excellent, and creative red-pen wielder in the bunch. Her ability to spur me to high standards while allowing me to retain authority over the content and voice of my writing was inspiring.” –Mitali Perkins, young adult author
Educational Consulting
“Sandhya is one of the best writers I’ve ever employed for The New York Times Learning Network. Her lessons—on technology, math or economics—are invariably inventive and interesting as well as rigorous. I’m always impressed by how interested she is in any topic I assign her, and how quickly she seems to grasp what’s essential about each.” –Katherine Schulten, Senior Producer, New York Times Learning Network
Professional Development & Teaching
“Sandhya has a way with words…and a way to teach others how to use them well. I often call on her when I need help in answering questions on writing related topics for my syndicated newspaper column, A+Advice. She’s always very practical and accessible. I consider Sandhya a terrific talent in the K-12 marketplace. Good business sense, strong follow-through, and high standards.” –Leanna Landsmann, Chair, Board , GreatSchools.net
Sandhya’s workshop “Flash Memoir: Write Your Life – One Story at a Time” added depth and breadth to the Young Authors’ Conference. By sharing her expertise with high school students she empowered them to grow as writers and to enrich their writing lives. About her workshop, students wrote comments such as, ‘It gave me a new perspective on things’ and ‘I was so inspired to write in ways I haven’t been writing for a long time.’ –Cathy Greenwood, Coordinator, Young Authors Conference
