Nick Hornby Takes Cue From Dave Eggers On Literacy

First Posted: 11/19/10 02:59 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:15 PM ET

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guardian.co.uk:

Author Nick Hornby and art entrepreneurs Ben Payne and Lucy Macnab open the first Ministry of Stories centre in east London. Based on Dave Eggars' San Francisco project 826 Valencia, the volunteer-run Hoxton Street Monster Supplies aims to inspire children in creative writing. It has already found favour with David Cameron and his 'big society' agenda

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