The American public will vote (and you can too) now through April 8 on whose story they want to read. They are Betty Ferguson, a mother who forgave her daughters killer Mercedes Florencia Brudnicki, a sister whose brother was trapped in Castros Cuba and Farah Ahmedi, an Afghan girl who lost her leg to a landmine. Three finalists have been chosen from among 5,000 essay entries and have appeared on ABC-TV's Good Morning America and 20/20. For the three lucky finalists of The Story of My Life contest, however, their stories are being publicized nationwide as Simon Spotlight Entertainment, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, teams up with ABC-TV's Good Morning America to discover a first-time author of a compelling American memoir. Today she's a blossoming American teenager.Įveryone has a story to tell, but few have the resources and connections to find a publisher and an audience. Story finalist Farah Ahmedi's childhood in Afghanistan was filled with horror and sadness. An Authorlink interview with Farah Ahmedi, one of three finalists for The Story of My LifeĪ project of ABC-TV and Simon & Schuster.
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