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Founder and editor-in-chief: Paper Trail Literary Journal

- —Patrick Visser

ta omera studied criminolog­y because of her fascinatio­n with psychology and a need to help others. Then she discovered a passion for poetry and a nac for writing, and realised that she needed to change her career choice. ast year she XJQK UZGQNXMJI MJW ܪWXY HTQQJHYNTS TK UTJYW^ YNYQJI 2FIJ NS 5TJYW^ followed this year by her second collection, Twenty Two. ot one to rest on her laurels, the ambitious omera then started aper Trail

iterary ournal as a platform for young creative voices to be heard. The ournal s name represents leaving something behind for now and future generation­s. When omera was at school, she felt that there werent that many opportunit­ies for her to express herself freely, so she set her sights on creating a space for others to do so, while engaging with and raising awareness about important social issues.

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