'2017 Tasmanian Australian of the Year, Rosalie Martin and Island magazine celebrate two years of partnership bringing together literacy and literature.
'Rosalie Martin, speech pathologist and literacy advocate, and Island magazine, one of Australia's leading literature journals are celebrating their two-year partnership by bringing out a special - and free - collection of seven essays, written by individuals who have successfully come through an adult literacy program implemented or championed by Martin's charity organisation, Chatter Matters Tasmania. ' (Introduction)
'Peter (not his real name), aged 53, recently completed the Just Sentences Prison Literacy program, a pilot program established by Chatters Matters. Peter was unable to read or write until the age of 51, but here he writes about his own experiences.'
'Jodie’s ability to read and write had been severely impaired throughout her life. An adult literacy program has allowed her to rapidly develop her literacy skills. Here she is able to write about her own experiences, in her own words.'
