Have you ever assumed how an ex-offender would look like?

We probably would have, wouldn’t we?

Have you ever wondered who you are sitting next to at the bus-stop, at the food centre, or in a movie theatre?

We probably wouldn’t, would we?

A group of five youths did not just wondered about it.

(Photo: from left to right) Nadiah Kamsir (WIL Alumni, BIT graduate of 2005), Nicholas Goh (Nanyang Polytechnic Final-Year student), Isaiah Das (NUS Final-Year Honours student), Mazuin Khamis (BA CARES Alumni, BS graduate of 2004), and Gladys Wong (BA CARES Alumni, BS graduate of 2005), have come together to write the book, ‘Unwritten’.

Their book chronicles the trials and tribulations of the some of those who have served time for crimes such as rioting, theft, underage sex and drug use.

Would you want to read about it? We hope you would.

Proceeds from the sale of the book will go to Andrew & Grace Home for troubled female teens and Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s Student Aid Fund. It will be officially launched on 25th November 2006 in conjunction with a 100km run to raise funds for the home. The paperback version will be sold for $10 each and the hardback for a minimum donation of $100. Orders can be placed by e-mailing to unwritten.stories@gmail.com.

Check out their story at http://www.lifemcqs.blogspot.com/.