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Chapter 9 | Shakirah Bourne 🇧🇧
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Shakirah Bourne is a Barbadian writer and filmmaker. Her first feature film, the comedy-drama, PAYDAY, has been screened throughout the Caribbean, USA and UK. Her self-published collection of short stories, In Time of Need, was released on November 30th 2013, and won the prestigious Governor General Award for Excellence in Literary Fiction. She was a finalist for the BURT/CODE Award for Caribbean YA Literature in 2018. In this chapter Shakirah opens up about leaving her job and becoming a full time writer, a sneak peak about her new book "My Fishy Step Mom", what she learnt from transitioning between writing short stories, to playwrighting and screen writing and how to step out of your comfort zone as a writer. To find our more about Shakirah, check out her website https://www.shakirahbourne.com To get in contact with the show, send an email to: thewritewomenpodcast@gmail.com
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