Posted by: New Writing International on: November 3, 2009
Canadian authors, Dave and Lillian Brummet have written and published two “how-to” books, Purple Snowflake Marketing: How to make your book stand out in a crowd and Trash Talk: Learn how you can impact the planet as well as Towards Understanding (PublishAmerica, 2005) a collection of 120 poems on society, the environment and overcoming trauma.
In addition to writing, the Brummets host two online radio programmes, Conscious Discussions talk radio show and Authors Read radio program.
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Interviews
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Posted by: New Writing International on: October 28, 2009
Ulysses Chuka Kibuuka was born in1953 at Karera, Bugongi-Sheema, western Uganda. He attended St Peter’s College, Tororo and the Aga Khan School, Masaka. In 1986 Kibuuka was with the NRA guerrillas that ousted the Milton Obote regime and he still serves in the armed forces.
He has written and published three books: a thriller, For the Fairest (Fountain Publishers, 1991); a collection of short stories, Pale Souls Abroad (Fountain Publishers, 2004); and a novel, Saints and Scarecrows (Fountain Publishers, 2007).
His first novel, For the Fairest, won the 1993 Uganda Publishers and Booksellers Association (UPABA) Award for best fiction and was reviewed by The New Vision and Radio Uganda, among others.
Related Resources:
Author’s page, African Books Collective
Interviews
[Interview] Ulysses Chuka Kibuuka, Conversations with Writers, October 28, 2009
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Posted by: New Writing International on: October 22, 2009
Forced Migration Review issue 35 — to be published in June 2010 — will include a feature on ‘Disability and displacement’.
Deadline for submission of articles: 31 January 2010.
See website for full details.
Refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) with disabilities are some of the most neglected and socially excluded groups within any population. With a major feature section on disability and displacement, FMR 35 aims to challenge and help empower the international community to respond to the needs and rights of disabled refugees and IDPs.
This issue of FMR will provide a forum for practitioners, advocates, policymakers and researchers to present case studies from around the world which reflect needs and concerns, debate approaches and initiatives, present examples of good practice, and offer recommendations for action. In particular, the FMR Editors are looking for practice- and policy-oriented submissions, reflecting a diverse range of opinions, which address questions such as the following:
Deadline for submission of articles: 31 January 2010.
Maximum length: 2,500 words.
We are particularly keen to reflect the experiences and knowledge of communities and individuals directly affected by disability.
Please email the Editors if you are interested in contributing or have suggestions of colleagues or others who may wish to contribute. If you are planning to write, we would be grateful if you would take note of our Guidelines for Contributors.
Information about other forthcoming issues of FMR on the website.
Sources of message:
Marion Couldrey & Maurice Herson
FMR Editors
Refugee Studies Centre,
Oxford Department of International Development,
University of Oxford,
3 Mansfield Road,
Oxford,
OX1 3TB,
UK
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