Tara June Winch, Protégée, greets a child at the local market in, Wole Soyinka’s hometown Abeokuta. Abeokuta, Nigeria, 2008

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Tara June Winch, Protégée, reading in the MacDonnell Ranges, 40km west of Alice Springs in central Australia. Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, 2009

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Tara June Winch, Protégée, making notes for her next book on the terrace of her house in Australia. Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 2009

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Wole Soyinka, Mentor and Tara June Winch, Protégée. Amsterdam Avenue, Upper West Side Manhattan, New York, U.S.A., 2009

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Tara June Winch, Protégée (right), with student, Chantelle Inkamala during a literary workshop conducted by Winch at the outback school in central Australia. Ntaria School, Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia, 2009

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Tara June Winch, Protégée, selecting books from Wollongong University Library, a source of reference and inspiration for this young writer. Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 2009

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Tara June Winch, Protégée (left), in conversation with author Julia Leigh (a former Literature Protégée), at Bronte, a seaside suburb of Sydney. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2009

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Wole Soyinka, Mentor and Tara June Winch, Protégée, continue their intense literary discussions during lunch. Sushi Hana, 466 Amsterdam Avenue, Upper West Side Manhattan, New York, U.S.A., 2009

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