Books: Criminally Good ; Paul Mcgurk Is Touched by This Story of an Author's Experiences Teaching Writing to Juvenile Offenders

Daily Post › February 13, 2004

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TRUE Notebooks is an account of the author's time spent teaching creative writing to juvenile offenders in prison.

The true story of a sensitive man giving violent criminals encouragement and a free hand to produce startling and occasionally moving pieces of work, the book could have foundered on any number of cliches,but Salzman's honest,light touch keeps it brilliantly afloat.

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Books: Criminally Good ; Paul Mcgurk Is Touched by This Story of an Author's Experiences Teaching Writing to Juvenile Offenders

Salzman was initially reluctant to join the Inside Out writing programme at ...

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