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In conversation

Mendez in conversation with Colin Grant

From Jehovah's Witness to sex worker to debut novelist: how writing saved Mendez.
26th May, 2021
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In conversation

In conversation

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'I feel absolutely liberated by writing fiction, even if I’m using my own material as a source.'
Taíno Mendez

Taíno Mendez

Taíno Mendez is a novelist, essayist and screenwriter.

Colin Grant

Colin Grant

Colin Grant is Director of WritersMosaic and the author of six non-fiction books.

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