Stephen Kelman’s book Pigeon English is one of those rags to riches fairy stories that new writers dream about. Found in a slush pile, Pigeon English was declared to be so good it resulted in a bidding war that saw Kelman awarded a “six-figure sum” for the publishing rights. Once published, it was short listed for the 2011 Man […]
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February
12
Pigeon English – Stephen Kelman and the death of children by bullying. (Book Review)
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The Revolution will not be Televised – My Experience in Ellen Johnsons-Sirleaf’s Africa.
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The revolution will not be televised. Today, President Johnson-Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.” I used to work for The Hunger Project. I was head of fundraising in Sydney and I […]
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