Imagine if Ann Frank, a teenage girl hiding in her Uncle’s house during the Nazi occupation, had questioned her own credibility, preventing her from writing her important diary. Imagine if Behrouz Boochani, while being held for seven years in appalling conditions in a refugee camp in Papua New Guinea, had stopped himself from writing about his experiences for fear that his skills were not up to scratch. These are two among many examples of remarkable people who did not have the privilege to write, but who wrote anyway, and they are celebrated because of their powerful stories.
