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Writing
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I am a writer, it's what I do! I have written articles, blog posts, reviews, interviews, and more. I am a regular reviewer for Childrens Books Ireland's Inis Magazine, and I have also been commissioned to create work for ESB, Books Ireland, Bealtaine Magazine, Poetry Ireland, the Irish Hospice Foundation, and others. You can see more information about what I've written on my Writing page.
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Creative Consultancy
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Strategic Consulting
​My strategic consultancy work aims to support the long-term sustainability of arts organisations. My work is informed by over ten years working in business development in the arts, being trained as part of three different arts fundraising programmes, and my years working in arts marketing and sales. Sectors I've worked with include fine art, museums, architecture, theatre, game design, literature, science, design, technology, and more! 

Clients
Advisory Roles
I have been part of a number of initiatives in Ireland, advising on strategy, marketing, and underrepresentation within the arts. Currently I am on the Advisory Committee on the Representation of Women and Women’s Stories within the collections of the National Cultural Institutions. From 2021-2024 I was a Board Member with the Irish Writers Centre. I was also on advisory boards for the Stinging Fly, Words Ireland, Baboró, and the Diversity in Irish Poetry (DIP) Ledbury Critics of Colour programme in partnership with Maynooth University, supported by Poetry Ireland. ​

Public Speaking

Performances and Interviews
Performing at  the Business to Arts Awards 2022 with a commissioned poem. Photo: Eddie Kavanagh
I love public speaking and performing my work! I have performed my work and taken part in panels in in festivals like the International Literature Festival Dublin, Cúirt International Festival of Literature, Dublin Book Festival, Red Line Book Festival, Bray Literary Festival, and Fingal Poetry Festival, at unversities such as UCD, University College Cork, Trinity College Dublin, and NUI Galway, in addition to a number of literary and cabaret events in Ireland and the UK. I have also been featured on RTÉ Radio and NPR.

​I am regularly booked for panels and interviews, speaking on topics such as poetry, publishing, science and art, theatre, literature, fundraising, arts management, and underrepresentation in the arts. I've even done a comedy set about science and colonialism at Bright Club!

My most recent work about science communication through poetry, which you can read more about on my Institute of Physics Writing Residency page. 

You can watch or listen to some of my performances and interviews here.
Curating and Moderating Panels
'Finding Ourselves: Writing through the Queer Archive' panel with Llaura McGee at Cúirt Festival, 2021. Photo: Boyd Challenger.
I am particularly open to opportunities where I can curate and moderate panels. My emphasis will always be creating a platform for underrepresented voices. I also have curated panels, moderated discussions, and interviewed authors at a number of literature festivals in Ireland including the International Literature Festival Dublin, Dublin Book Festival, Cúirt Festival, Dingle Literary Festival, West Cork Literary Festival, UCD Festival, and more. 

​Back in 2021 I curated and ran a series of six talks called Arts Lives, as part of the UCD Arts Management and Cultural Policy MA, which invited speakers from the Irish art world to talk about their experiences in the arts. ​
"Chandrika curated and chaired a five-speaker series for our ArtsLive module–a core component on the MA in Cultural Policy and Arts Management at UCD. Chandrika found new voices that are not the ‘usual suspects’ and deftly calibrated the series to form an insightful look at the reality of working in the creative sector in Ireland today. Her skilful facilitation of the conversations allowed our students to engage in fantastic conversations with our guests. The only question left is–when is she coming back to do it all again?"
Dr Annette Clancy, Assistant Professor, Director MA in Cultural Policy & Arts Management, UCD
Workshops and Talks
At Future Human. Photo by Conor McCabe.
​Talks
I have given talks on a range of subjects. My first talk, 'Not Just a Pretty Picture: Knowing Your Value in the Workplace' was delivered to FAB and Women in Technology, two women in tech groups. I have given my talk 'Written in the Stars: A Migrant's Journey in Science Communication and Poetry' at Future Human, Electric Picnic, and the Institute of Physics Annual Meeting. 

Workshops
I have run several workshops for TY students in Adamstown Community College and as part of the Trinity Acess Programme Summer School for Transition year students. For adults I have run workshops on belonging, placemaking, working as a writer, poetry and memory, and more. In 2025 I am running a series of workshops with DCU Arts.