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Welcome to a special episode of the Make Meaning Podcast! As a full-time author, writing coach, and host of this podcast, Lynne Golodner never thought starting another business would be part of her plan. However, her passion for storytelling and a gap in the marketplace led Lynne to create Scotia Road Books, a new publishing imprint dedicated to providing a platform for women over 40 with strong voices that need to be heard. With a focus on contemporary, historical, and literary fiction, as well as narrative memoirs and essay collections, Scotia Road Books seeks to make a meaningful impact in the publishing world. Joining Lynne on the latest episode of the Make Meaning Podcast are two repeat guests: Elizabeth Gowing, author and co-founder of Elbow Publishing, and Merle Saferstein, a journaling expert and author. They share their unique publishing journeys and insights on today's publishing options. In this episode, Lynne, Elizabeth, and Merle discuss: How and why your publishing journey can change from book to book The benefit of print-on-demand The power of journaling The different publishing options available to writers The costs of book publishing & why you might make more money with non-traditional paths Hybrid publishing The process to be published by Scotia Road Books Advice for authors looking for their right publishing path How to leave a legacy Book marketing & publicity Links and Resources: Great Mother Press The Balkans Travels in Blood and Honey Buy Elizabeth's books Buy Merle's books Elbow Publishing Bradt Travel Guides Living and Leaving My Legacy vol. 1 Scotia Road Books Find Elizabeth Gowing: Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Find Merle Saferstein: Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter If you enjoyed this episode, you'll like these other Make Meaning Podcast episodes: Episode 136 – Tammy Pasterick – Writing & Publishing Your Way Episode 130 – Merle Saferstein – Journaling & Legacy Episode 128 – Becky Robinson – Building Reach for Books Episode 118 – Elizabeth Gowing – How to Know a Place by Living its Stories Episode 61 – Merle Saferstein – How to leave a legacy through journaling
Rivers and the sea have long-battered waterfront villages in Bangladesh, but this is a problem now made worse by climate change. Many people have had to flee several times, as land erodes and their homes crumble. Qasa Alom went to meet those forced to repeatedly restart their lives, and joins locals working on a solution to provide more permanent sanctuary. Morocco was once home to a thriving Jewish community, who began an exodus from the country in the 1950s as relations deteriorated between the Arab world and Israel. At its peak, there were several hundred thousand Jews living in the country, many in the coastal town of Essouira. With diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel now restored, some citizens of Essouira are reaching out to Israelis. Elizabeth Gowing found herself wondering whether tensions of the recent past really can be replaced by fonder memories of a one-time shared communal history. When the US and its allies overthrew Saddam Hussein, they promised a new era for the people of Iraq, providing democracy, freedom, and also the rule of law. Iraq does now have a functioning legal system, with police, lawyers, and courts to try cases. But when Shelly Kittleson bumped into an old acquaintance, she was reminded of how justice often works in practice, for those caught up in what is an overburdened system, fraught with delays, lack of training and sometimes corruption too. People from Ireland have often suffered from negative stereotypes, and sometimes from outright discrimination. However, there is one group which claims to be on the receiving end of particular contempt: Irish travellers. That prejudice is not just found abroad, but also in Ireland itself, they say, with reduced access to education, to healthcare and employment. Chris Page has been hearing stories of one man from an old Irish travelling family. Vladimir Putin has sought to justify his invasion of Ukraine by citing those in the country who speak Russian as their first language. Russian-speakers, Mr Putin claims, actually see themselves as Russian, rather than Ukrainian. It is a claim which has been rejected by Ukraine, and yet it potentially threatens the position of Russian-speakers elsewhere in Eastern Europe: is their loyalty to Moscow first, some ask? Latvia has around half a million Russian speakers, and relations are not always easy, discovers Beth Timmins.
This is an inspirational story of community. Elizabeth is a teacher and campaigner who lives in Kosovo. Originally she planned on living in the country for 6 months having joined her husband on a work placement. Sixteen years later and they are both still there. Elizabeth has established the third biggest charity in the country called “The Ideas Partnership”, where she helps those from the least privileged communities. “So I went to the Ministry of Education. And I said I think there's a misunderstanding, I think this head teacher is saying that this girl can't come to school. And the woman at the Ministry of Education said to me ah, no, they're just too hard to teach. And so that really drove me mad. The idea of any child being considered too hard to teach.” ********************* Huge thanks to our sponsor, The https://our-voices.captivate.fm/rya-home (Royal Yachting Association) (RYA) Visit the https://our-voices.captivate.fm/rya (RYA website) to find your local club and get involved ********************* http://ourvoicespodcast.com/ (Check out the Our Voices website for more on this story) http://ourvoicespodcast.com/ (We're also on )https://www.facebook.com/ourvoicesinthenhs (Facebook), https://twitter.com/OurVoices14 (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/ourvoicespod/ (Instagram) A https://our-voices.captivate.fm/fascinate-productions (Fascinate) Production
Elizabeth Gowing's life changed when she moved from London to Kosovo in 2006 for her partner's job on what was supposed to be a six-month contract. Fifteen years later, Elizabeth speaks Albanian, teaches English and leads The Ideas Partnership, an NGO that offers support to people through education, health and social welfare as well as offering literacy classes, and arts and dance sessions. Driven by a background in primary education and education policy, Elizabeth launched the nonprofit organization in 2009 to help children and families in the region. In the latest episode of the Make Meaning Podcast, Elizabeth speaks with host Lynne Golodner about the events that inspired The Ideas Partnership, how she writes about “slices of life around the world,” and the importance of seizing the moment, all the time. Elizabeth offers ideas for listeners about how to use joy to make change in the world. In this episode, Lynne and Elizabeth discuss: How learning a language deepens connections The importance of education for all children How to tackle systemic problems by thinking big & staying small Being authentic in your writing The value of spontaneity Storytelling as a way to better understanding Links and Resources; Kosovo The Ideas Partnership Kosovo Ministry of Education UNICEF EU Award for Roma Integration Mother Teresa Medal for Humanitarian Work Tara Mohr: Hooked vs. Unhooked Maya Angelou Quote Travels in Blood and Honey: Becoming a Beekeeper in Kosovo BBC Radio 4 Writing Finding Your Voice at Midlife Writers Course with Lynne Golodner Mary Edith Durham and the Royal Anthropological Society Frederick Buechner Quote Sapune Find Elizabeth Gowing: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Blog
Language can be a lens into culture, a way to share our experiences and a tool to help others. These are some of the aspects of language that we discuss with guest Elizabeth Gowing. She worked in primary education in inner London before moving to the Balkans in 2006. From then until very recently she split her time between Kosovo, Albania and the UK. During her time in the Balkans she immersed herself in many of the languages used there and shares the cultural insights that she learned. One of these experiences while she was in Kosovo was co-founding the http://theideaspartnership.org/wp/ (Ideas Partnership) non-profit. She is also the owner of the https://www.facebook.com/sapuneKS/ (Sapune social enterprise), offering employment to village and minority community women and support to the education of their children. Elizabeth is also an author of five travel bookshttps://www.elizabethgowing.com/my-books ( )and has translated two books from Albanian. Sign up for the Stephfuccio.com Newsletter: http://www.stephfuccio.com/ (www.stephfuccio.com) Links & more details about our guest: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/39) https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage (Way)s to Support Geopats Language: Geopats Language is hosted on Captivate FM: An insanely Creator oriented hosting service with personality, marketing know how and more. So yea, I highly recommend them. https://my.captivate.fm/signup?ref=geopats (https://my.captivate.fm/signup?ref=geopats) Feel free to buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geopats (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geopats) Review this podcast on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/geopats-language-1323254 (www.podchaser.com/podcasts/geopats-language-1323254) Spread the word about our podcast services: https://www.stephfuccio.com/podservices.html (https://www.stephfuccio.com/podservices.html) Would love to hear from you! https://twitter.com/stephfuccio (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/stephfuccio (Instagram), http://www.linkedin.com/in/dstephfuccio/ (LinkedIn) & you can even leave a voice message on https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/contact.html (Speakpipe). Support this podcast
Language can be a lens into culture, a way to share our experiences and a tool to help others. These are some of the aspects of language that we discuss with guest Elizabeth Gowing. She worked in primary education in inner London before moving to the Balkans in 2006. From then until very recently she split her time between Kosovo, Albania and the UK. During her time in the Balkans she immersed herself in many of the languages used there and shares the cultural insights that she learned. One of these experiences while she was in Kosovo was co-founding the http://theideaspartnership.org/wp/ (Ideas Partnership) non-profit. She is also the owner of the https://www.facebook.com/sapuneKS/ (Sapune social enterprise), offering employment to village and minority community women and support to the education of their children. Elizabeth is also an author of five travel bookshttps://www.elizabethgowing.com/my-books ( )and has translated two books from Albanian. Sign up for the Stephfuccio.com Newsletter: http://www.stephfuccio.com/ (www.stephfuccio.com) Links & more details about our guest: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/39) https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage (Way)s to Support Geopats Language: Geopats Language is hosted on Captivate FM: An insanely Creator oriented hosting service with personality, marketing know how and more. So yea, I highly recommend them. https://my.captivate.fm/signup?ref=geopats (https://my.captivate.fm/signup?ref=geopats) Feel free to buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geopats (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geopats) Review this podcast on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/geopats-language-1323254 (www.podchaser.com/podcasts/geopats-language-1323254) Spread the word about our podcast services: https://www.stephfuccio.com/podservices.html (https://www.stephfuccio.com/podservices.html) Would love to hear from you! https://twitter.com/stephfuccio (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/stephfuccio (Instagram), http://www.linkedin.com/in/dstephfuccio/ (LinkedIn) & you can even leave a voice message on https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/contact.html (Speakpipe). Support this podcastSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/geopats/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyCheck it out: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/stephfuccio
In this conversation I’m speaking with Elizabeth, a writer, who spends a lot of her time traveling and dealing with the wardrobe challenges that come with having your wardrobe scattered between countries. Our conversation covers: The joy of dressing as you wish. Living life more intentionally. Starting to think about your clothes more than ever before. Find the full season at WhoWearsWho.com/podcast5
Elizabeth Gowing is the author of five books and co-founder of The Ideas Partnership, an NGO which empowers and supports people in need in Kosovo in the fields of education, health and social welfare, and works on cultural heritage and protection of the environment, promoting a culture of volunteerism. She runs training for NGOs and others on telling the story of making positive change in the world. She is a frequent contributor to Radio 4 and speaker to groups in the UK. Luckily for all of us, she's also a voracious reader. I am thrilled that she joined me to talk about why "Playing Big" by Tara Mohr is the Best Book Ever. Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon Follow the Best Book ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram/Facebook Guest: Elizabeth Gowing Website/Instagram/Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn Discussed in this episode: Playing Big by Tara Mohr The Ideas Partnership The Rubbish-Picker's Wife: An Unlikely Friendship in Kosovo by Elizabeth Gowing The Books and Travel Podcast: Travels in Blood and Honey – Kosovo with Elizabeth Gowing Killing Floor (Jack Reacher Book 1) by Lee Child Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive Clip: Robert Wilton (Note: some of these are affiliate links. Your purchase helps to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business. Thank you!)
Elizabeth Gowing is the author of five books and co-founder of The Ideas Partnership, an NGO which empowers and supports people in need in Kosovo in the fields of education, health and social welfare, and works on cultural heritage and protection of the environment, promoting a culture of volunteerism. She runs training for NGOs and others on telling the story of making positive change in the world. She is a frequent contributor to Radio 4 and speaker to groups in the UK. Luckily for all of us, she's also a voracious reader. I am thrilled that she joined me to talk about why "Playing Big" by Tara Mohr is the Best Book Ever. Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon Follow the Best Book ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram/Facebook Guest: Elizabeth Gowing Website/Instagram/Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn Discussed in this episode: Playing Big by Tara Mohr The Ideas Partnership The Rubbish-Picker’s Wife: An Unlikely Friendship in Kosovo by Elizabeth Gowing The Books and Travel Podcast: Travels in Blood and Honey – Kosovo with Elizabeth Gowing Killing Floor (Jack Reacher Book 1) by Lee Child Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive Clip: Robert Wilton (Note: some of these are affiliate links. Your purchase helps to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business. Thank you!)
The word Kosovo brings to mind images of the Balkan War — a place of blood — but Elizabeth Gowing talks about it as a place of sweetness, a place of honey with wonderful food, welcoming people and a complex patchwork of religion that manages to get along together in a tiny country. She also […] The post Travels In Blood And Honey. Kosovo With Elizabeth Gowing appeared first on Books And Travel.
Your organization is awesome.But sometimes you want to be even awesomer!The Official Do Good Better Podcast is here to help!Each episode features (fundraising expert, speaker, event creator and author) Patrick Kirby interviewing leaders and champions of small and medium nonprofits share their successes, their impact, and what makes them a unicorn in a field of horses. Patrick will also answer a fundraising question, and most importantly, showcase how you can support these small nonprofits doing great big things!The Official Do Gooder Podcast just officially went GLOBAL. Today’s guest is Elizabeth Gowing, Co-Founder of The Ideas Partnership. Elizabeth Gowing is an educator and writer. After ten years working as a teacher and then an educational policy advisor in London, she moved to Kosovo and devised and implemented a series of voluntary charitable and capacity-building projects in education, the environment and cultural heritage, leading to the creation of TIP. Her books Travels in Blood and Honey, Edith and I, The Rubbish-Picker’s Wife and The Silver Thread, and her frequent articles and lectures, describe her experiences among the people and culture of the region.Everything About The Ideas Partnership: www.theideaspartnership.orgContact & Follow Elizabeth: https://www.elizabethgowing.com/Find Elizabeth’s Books: https://www.elizabethgowing.com/my-books#theideaspartnership #elizabethgowing #rubbishpickers #kosovo Love the show? Then you’ll love Patrick’s book!Fundraise Awesomer! A Practical Guide to Staying Sane While Doing Good Available through Amazon Here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1072070359Email Patrick: Patrick@dogoodbetterconsulting.com Follow On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoodBetterPodcast/Follow On Twitter: @consulting_do Follow On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fundraisingdad/#fundraising #fundraiser #charity #nonprofit #donate #dogood #dogoodBETTER #fargo #fundraisingdadDonorDock.com: The #1 Nonprofit CRM Tool. Use the referral code “Do Good Better” to get your first month free!SmallTownLabs: Does your hometown need a facelift? Small Town Labs is here to bring some curb appeal. Check us out at https://leefromfargo.com/small-town-labs/
Në këtë epizodë, Elizabeth fol për qysh ka ndëgju për herë të parë për Kosovën dhe pse ka vendosë me ndejt këtu. Flet për librat e saj në lidhje me Kosovën, dhe si nëpërmjet joges i ka zbulu vendet e ndryshme në Kosovë, dhe në Travels in Blood and Honey tregon si është berë bletare në Kosovë. Pastaj ajo flet edhe për organizatën që e themeloj me burrin e saj ‘The Ideas Partnership’ dhe çfar lloj pune bën ajo. Elizabeth gjithashtu spjegon se si kuptoj ma shumë për zejën e filigranit duke e shkru librin e saj të fundit ‘Fija e Argjendit’ dhe si, duke e kuptu që ky zanat është në zhdukje e siper, ajo me organizaten e saj filloj një biznes ku punëson gra të margjinalizuara për me punu me filigran, në mënyrë që ta promovoj këtë zeje. Elizabeth e bën të kjarte edhe arsyen se pse personat e margjinalizuar duhet të rimëkëmbën dhe të bëhen qytetar të denjë të Kosovës, në mënyrë që minimalisht mos te jenë barrë për shtetin, por idealisht edhe të kontribuojnë në forcimin e shtetit tonë. Flasim edhe për randesinë e gjuhëve, dhe i të qenurit bilingual — që shumica e rinisë në Kosove janë — dhe si studime të shumta shkencore kan treguar se ditunia e dy apo më shumë gjuhëve ndikon në shfrytëzimim më adekuat të inteligjencës së njeriut. Shpresojme se ju pëlqen!
Mishal Husain presents dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom that reflect the range of contemporary life in the country. In the latest programme, we hear from Chris Warburton on how Bolton in Greater Manchester is responding to the dramatically changing retail scene on its streets. The BBC's Religion Editor, Martin Bashir, draws on his own family's experience to consider the significance of the Church of England's intervention in the debate about pre-natal screening for Down's syndrome. Elizabeth Gowing reveals what one ex-offender has derived from his work with yoga and meditation - disciplines she has been struggling with - both out of gaol and while behind bars, and Martin Vennard explores a fifty year-old housing development with a new resident and the building's architect to see what ideas it may offer for tackling today's housing crisis. Finally, Felipe Fernández-Armesto - a globe-trotting historian with Spanish ancestry and impeccable British credentials - ponders the unravelling of the once tightly-furled British umbrella and the mores it represented.
How do you keep your audience listening if the story's so hard to hear? That's what Alastair Leithead grapples with in South Sudan's civil war. Warsaw was all but destroyed in the Second World War, and the repercussions of that are still being felt today; Anna Meisel tells the story of the "property cleansers" who have pushed thousands out of their homes, and of the woman who tried to fight back. In New York's subway, John Mervin gets caught up in a rescue - and there's a message for those too attached to their phones. If Pelicans are your thing, Albania is the place to go because, as Elizabeth Gowing explains, these are philopatric birds. Tourism across North Africa has taken a hit because of terrorism; but Nick Redmayne, heads to Egypt's highest mountain, in Sinai, and hears how the old ways gave people a story to tell.
Kate Adie introduces correspondents' stories. Today: Karen Allen is caught up in the anger of the student protests in South Africa. After the latest terror attack in Pakistan, Shahzeb Jillani wonders why no-one wants to ask the difficult questions. Bill Law, from Canada, tells us how despite a fascination with the US Presidential race, it's sometimes best to leave politics aside and stick to the diving. Gavin Lee, who has been reporting from the Jungle migrant camp for several years, explains about the dog and the wolf, and the sights and scents that will linger. And, watch out on the hillsides of Montenegro - you really might catch your death, as Elizabeth Gowing hears.
The hardest part of living in a foreign land is crossing that invisible divide between being an outsider and getting to know a country properly. An old foreign correspondent friend of mine said that the newspaper standard was that it always took at least two years and a lot of language learning. In reading Elizabeth Gowing‘s lovely and fascinating book it is obvious that she has found another way to cross that invisible divide and begin to really understand so much of what makes Kosovo and its people tick. Her secret is beekeeping. After her partner, Rob, gave her a beehive for her birthday, doors began to open into the recesses of Kosovan life – its connection to history, to tradition, to food and to the land. The result is Travels in Blood and Honey: Becoming a Beekeeper in Kosovo (Signal Books, 2011), which gets beyond the history books and allows us more insights into what is now Europe’s newest (disputed) country. I hope you enjoy the interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The hardest part of living in a foreign land is crossing that invisible divide between being an outsider and getting to know a country properly. An old foreign correspondent friend of mine said that the newspaper standard was that it always took at least two years and a lot of language learning. In reading Elizabeth Gowing‘s lovely and fascinating book it is obvious that she has found another way to cross that invisible divide and begin to really understand so much of what makes Kosovo and its people tick. Her secret is beekeeping. After her partner, Rob, gave her a beehive for her birthday, doors began to open into the recesses of Kosovan life – its connection to history, to tradition, to food and to the land. The result is Travels in Blood and Honey: Becoming a Beekeeper in Kosovo (Signal Books, 2011), which gets beyond the history books and allows us more insights into what is now Europe’s newest (disputed) country. I hope you enjoy the interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Language can be a lens into culture, a way to share our experiences and a tool to help others. These are some of the aspects of language that we discuss with guest Elizabeth Gowing. She worked in primary education in inner London before moving to the Balkans in 2006. From then until very recently she split her time between Kosovo, Albania and the UK. During her time in the Balkans she immersed herself in many of the languages used there and shares the cultural insights that she learned. One of these experiences while she was in Kosovo was co-founding the http://theideaspartnership.org/wp/ (Ideas Partnership) non-profit. She is also the owner of the https://www.facebook.com/sapuneKS/ (Sapune social enterprise), offering employment to village and minority community women and support to the education of their children. Elizabeth is also an author of five travel bookshttps://www.elizabethgowing.com/my-books ( )and has translated two books from Albanian. Sign up for the Stephfuccio.com Newsletter: http://www.stephfuccio.com/ (www.stephfuccio.com) Links & more details about our guest: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/39) https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage (Way)s to Support Geopats Language: Geopats Language is hosted on Captivate FM: An insanely Creator oriented hosting service with personality, marketing know how and more. So yea, I highly recommend them. https://my.captivate.fm/signup?ref=geopats (https://my.captivate.fm/signup?ref=geopats) Feel free to buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geopats (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/geopats) Review this podcast on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/geopats-language-1323254 (www.podchaser.com/podcasts/geopats-language-1323254) Spread the word about our podcast services: https://www.stephfuccio.com/podservices.html (https://www.stephfuccio.com/podservices.html) Would love to hear from you! https://twitter.com/stephfuccio (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/stephfuccio (Instagram), http://www.linkedin.com/in/dstephfuccio/ (LinkedIn) & you can even leave a voice message on https://stephfuccio.weebly.com/contact.html (Speakpipe). Support this podcastSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/geopats/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy