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The SoA has worked with Samaritans on a new factsheet for writers to raise awareness of the sensitivities and risks inherent in writing about suicide and self-harm

When the charity Samaritans approached us last year for our support in developing a guide, we were apprehensive. Not about the idea of working on a guide with them – they’re a great charity, and we’ve written scores of guides. They wanted us to collaborate on a guide for authors on

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