About the Author Karen Sawyer is a writer, artist, and musician living on the southwestern coast of Wales in the UK. She is editor of an international magazine The Dot Connector. An established freelance writer/journalist in the mind/body/spirit sector, she has written feature articles for many magazines on a wide range of topics, many of which are available to read online at: www.impish.uwclub.net. Karen has just finished writing her second book with the tongue-in-cheek title of The Dangerous Man - to be published in November 2009 by O Books. This collection of 32 interviews with those who challenge convention in their research and studies presents new and exciting ways of thinking about history, science, politics, and indeed the nature of reality and life as we know it. In many ways, this is the Soul Companions 'companion book' - to read why, click here!  Karen organises Soul Companions and ARC Convention events, bringing people together to share resources and information to inspire others on their journey. Karen is currently working on a third book that she is co-authoring with Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, entitled Let The Children Speak - see below;   Let The Children Speak A collection of experiences and inspired ideas from young people, parents, and teachers. This groundbreaking book is a call to change the education system as we know it. These stories reveal that it's time to bring the magic back into learning, and propose exciting ways of how we can turn this dream into reality. “We are seeking your experiences and knowledge to include in our exciting new book. We are looking for parents, teachers and young people to share their thoughts — the ‘ups and downs’ of how they deal with everyday issues, from connecting with spirits or fairies etc, to school and daily life. This can be in the form of a poem, essay or diary entry. The words that are written by the children will not be changed — they will be printed exactly as they are written”. If you would know of anyone who may wish to contribute, please email: letthechildrenspeak[at]hotmail.co.uk