Hussain Shah Rezaie had been stuck in an Indonesian detention centre for nine years when he decided he wanted to become a writer, in English. The young Afghan refugee's search for online resources eventually led him to Helen Sword, an Auckland academic who also ran an online writing community. "Writing has worked yet as a rescuer to the daunting difficulty of my life as a refugee," Hussain wrote to Helen in his introductory email. She invited him to join the writing group and later supported his relocation to Auckland.

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