Every Word Matters

Writing to Engage the Public

AvRanjana Srivastava

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Every Word Matters is an essential guide for writers who want to make a difference.Winner, Outstanding Columnist, 2025 Kennedy AwardsRenowned for her insightful columns in the Guardian, Dr Ranjana Srivastava brings her signature clarity and intelligence to the art of writing opinion columns, advocacy pieces and essays.With wisdom and warmth, she skilfully guides readers through the challenges and rewards of writing. From simplifying complex ideas to developing a distinctive voice and engaging the audience, Srivastava offers practical advice drawn from her own experiences of both setbacks and successes.Whether your goal is to educate, inspire, or advocate, this book will help you transform your ideas into compelling writing.What makes Every Word Matters especially powerful is Srivastava’s dual perspective as both an oncologist and a writer, giving her a unique understanding of the power of language to inform, persuade and heal.A must read for aspiring writers, professionals, and anyone curious about the writing process, Every Word Matters is a powerful reminder of why writing well truly matters.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-07-29
Mått:128 x 198 x 16 mm
Vikt:233 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Simon & Schuster Australia Pty Ltd
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Simon & Schuster Australia
ISBN:9781761634192

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Dr Ranjana Srivastava is a practising Australian oncologist, award-winning author and Fulbright scholar. Educated in India, the UK, the United States and Australia, she is the recipient of the Monash University Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award, the JFK Merit Award from the Harvard Kennedy School and the Medal of the Order of Australia for her contribution to doctor-patient communication. Ranjana’s writing has been published worldwide, including in Time magazine and The Week, and in prominent medical journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, the Lancet and JAMA. Her columns in the Guardian on the intersection of medicine and humanity have been twice nominated as a finalist for the Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism. In 2024, Beehive News named her the top international health columnist out of a field of 15,000 journalists. Her acclaimed non-fiction books include Tell Me the Truth (shortlisted, NSW Premier’s Literary Awards), Dying For a Chat (winner, the Human Rights Literature Prize) and What It Takes to Be a Doctor (finalist, The Australian Career Book Award).

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‘In Every Word Matters, Ranjana Srivastava takes up the most important question for any writer who wants to make change in the world. Who are you writing for? With the rich and compelling stories that have made her Guardian column a joy to read for years, this little book is a masterclass, filled with the essential writing tips, tools, and strategies for finding and using your voice as a writer.’