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Renowned Oxford Saïd authors in the spotlight on World Book Day

Wed, 1 March 2023

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To mark World Book Day, we recognise the literary achievements of an Oxford Saïd recent graduate, a member of staff and a student.

World Book Day invites readers to share their commitment to changing lives through a love of books. With a mission to promote reading for pleasure, and offer every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own.

Donna Avellana Künzler is a Graduate in Diploma in Strategy and Innovation. Her book The Overseas Fabulous Pinay which delves into how to thrive abroad, won the 2021 Best Indie Book Award for Non-Fiction: Living Abroad.

Donna commented: 'I consider my book as the ultimate living abroad companion - what I love most about my book is that it’s not like any other self-help book - it’s easy to read, informative, relatable and entertaining - you’ll feel like you’re chatting with a friend giving you the rundown of how it’s like to live overseas and how it should be done!'

 'I wrote the book as a way of giving back and making a social impact. It’s a fact that moving abroad is one of the most stressful events that can occur in one’s lifetime, so my aim is to really to help make it smoother by educating and empowering my readers with my knowledge and experience from years of living overseas. My hope is that a reader’s quality of life improves because of my book.'

Donna also shared how the Diploma in Strategy and Innovation programme prepared her for a career as an author: 'The DipSI programme has equipped me with invaluable knowledge and skills that I am able apply in my day-to-day work and in my undertaking of being an author. I have a totally different perspective of how to define and implement strategy, how to address nascent markets, globalization, and in achieving a balance between exploit and explore. I also value the network that I have gained that continues to enrich and open doors to more opportunities.'

Love of books and shared reading

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Reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success.

Sarah Juckes, Digital Projects Advisor in Executive Education here at Oxford Saïd, is a critically-acclaimed children's author.

On World Book Day, she said she supported its aim of changing lives through a love of books and shared reading.

Sarah added: ‘Reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success, over their family’s circumstances, educational background and income. For the children in your life, instilling in them a love of reading from a young age will not only help them grow into well-rounded and successful adults.’

Sarah was nominated for the Carnegie Medal Award in 2020 for Outside, her debut novel for young adults. Her most recent book for children, The Hunt for the Nightingale, was named as Editor's Choice by The Bookseller and was described as a "poignant exploration of grief and denial" by The Daily Mail.

See Sarah's range of children books
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A real story about a self-made heroine who finds herself in a profession with a very few women.

Tatiana Fefelova is currently studying the Executive Diploma in Organisational Leadership. Her debut non-fiction book, Dragon Master, has been selected for publishing by the largest publishing house in Russia in a couple of months’ time. 

‘As a maritime brokerage consultant, my female colleagues and I make up less than 2% of the sector. My book therefore explores the career journey of a female professional climbing the corporate ladder, including the challenges that women face when trying to balance work and life in traditional, conservative cultures.’ 

‘I wanted to ensure the topic was accessible and could resonate with women, and senior male leaders who manage women, around the world, so the book covers various life scenarios set in Singapore, China and Asia, giving the reader a chance to consider how they would react if they were in those circumstances.’ 

 

Note: This piece was originally published on 2 March 2022 and has been updated to reflect new alumni authors.

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