by AuthorSue | Jul 24, 2015 | Cambodia, philanthropy, poetry, short story, teaching, Writing
My NGO, Writing Through, recently held 2 workshops in the Phnom Penh centre of Enfants du Mekong — one in English and one in French! Let me turn my blog over to the Facilitators, Lisa Edmondson and Anne-Estelle Bourgeon, for their reports. First, Lisa’s...
by AuthorSue | Jun 25, 2015 | Cambodia, philanthropy, poetry, short story, teaching, Uncategorized, Writing
Over the past three months, our intrepid Writing Through Facilitator, Katy Oglethorpe, traveled – first with me (Sue Guiney) and then, for most of the time, on her own – throughout the northwest of Cambodia, delivering our workshops to the children in the...
by AuthorSue | May 15, 2015 | Cambodia, philanthropy, politics, research, Writing
When I was doing my research for my latest novel, Out of the Ruins, I walked along some pretty frightening streets in the part of Siem Reap that the tourists usually don’t see. I saw some upsetting scenes which I won’t describe now, but a few did land...
by AuthorSue | May 11, 2015 | Cambodia, novels, philanthropy, teaching, Writing
I’m deeply grateful for the kind words and encouragement from the novelist, Lynda Renham. We share a common passion for Cambodia and here she takes a moment away from writing her hilarious comic novels to ask me about the changes which have occurred to my own...
by AuthorSue | Apr 8, 2015 | Cambodia, poetry, Writing
Over the five years that I have been engaged with all things Cambodian, I have written two novels set there, started to research a third, taught a couple of hundred students, raised money and awareness. I now joke that it seems I work in Cambodia although I live in...
Recent Comments