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J K Rowling, the creative genius behind the Harry Potter series, overcame great adversity to become the esteemed writer
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BY SANDY KLINE When I was a beginner writer, so many books and teachers urged me to “find my voice”
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“I’ll do it if you do it.” “OK. Let’s do it together.” And so I started writing. It had been
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BY SUZETTE LEAL I would say that my venture into the world of words started thanks to Tchaikovsky. Had
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Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
For someone with a curious streak and a passion for Japanese design, Fiona Wilson may have one of the
New Zealand Poet Laureate, Dr Selina Tusitala-Marsh Selina Tusitala-Marsh has published three critically acclaimed collections of poetry. She was the
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
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