Leila Aboulela - I started creative writing classes at Aberdeen Central Library, and the writer-in-r...

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I started creative writing classes at Aberdeen Central Library, and the writer-in-residence there, Todd McEwen, encouraged me a great deal. He showed my stories to his editor, and I thought that was just what happened to everyone who took his classes!

Leila Aboulela

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Ich habe in der Aberdeen Central Library mit Kreativkursen angefangen, und der dortige Writer-in-Residence Todd McEwen hat mich sehr ermutigt. Er zeigte meinem Redakteur meine Geschichten, und ich dachte, genau das geschah mit jedem, der seinen Unterricht belegte.

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