BBC Correspondent and Author Visits YCIS Beijing

On March 11, YCIS Beijing was honoured to welcome Bidisha, our second of five authors to visit our campus to give informative and inspiring talks to our students during the Bookworm Literary Festival held over March and April.

A highly regarded journalist, author, and human rights and international affairs activist, Bidisha has an impressive resume, including acting as a regular correspondent for the BBC and having her first book published at the age of 15. Bidisha’s latest book, titled “Asylum and Exile: Hidden Voices of London”, documented her time working as writing-teacher with groups of Asylum seekers in London and was the focus of her engaging and thought-provoking talk with YCIS Beijing Upper-Secondary Students.

The two hour talk engaged students and left them with words of inspiration to pursue their passion regardless of whether or not it is related to writing. A big thank you to Bidisha for visiting YCIS Beijing and sharing her expertise with our students so eloquently. We wish you the best in your future endeavours!

Read Bidisha's advice for up-and-coming journalists by following the link below!