Caroline JohnstonWhen I was seven, my teacher was checking over our Monday morning diary updates. She expressed deep frustration at how little we were all writing and encouraged us to write more. I can't remember her exact words, but whatever she said ignited somethig and my school writing went from sentences to pages. My love of short stories and essays continued throughout school. I forgot about my love of writing for a long time. But, through a friend's encouragement to 'dream big', I searched for forgotten dreams and came back to writing. ​ Read More Read Less