Explore educational ideas of the future with speculative storytelling in new short story collection

Stavros N Yiannouka, Deena Newaz, and Vesta Gheibi consider what education can be in 'Ed Futures'

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Stavros N Yiannouka, Deena Newaz and Vesta Gheibi

Dec 17, 2019, 03:00 ET

DOHA, Qatar, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Using their day-to-day work in education research, development and policy, Stavros N Yiannouka, Deena Newaz and Vesta Gheibi created the new short story collection, "Ed Futures: A Collection of Short Stories on the Future of Education" (published by AuthorHouse UK) as a thought experiment. The book uses speculative storytelling to explore new and potentially uncomfortable ideas in order to provoke discussion.

Each story in the collection has a different protagonist and take place at different points in the future. While some of them explicitly introduce the setting, others are left to the reader's imagination. "Trials" follows Aris, and "Labours" introduces Heraclea. In "A World of Contradictions," there are three character's stories to follow: Kai, Khadijah, and Lucas. And in the final tale "Not On My Own," the narrative follows Layla's story.

"We believe that science fiction centered on education is a particularly novel idea, and something that will resonate with many people," the author's say. "We want readers to think critically about the different societal and technological changes that will shape the future of education."

"Ed Futures" is available for purchase on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Ed-Futures-Collection-Stories-Education/dp/1728393965.

"Ed Futures"
By Stavros N Yiannouka, Deena Newaz and Vesta Gheibi
Hardcover | 6 x 9 in | 184 pages | ISBN 9781728393957
Softcover | 6 x 9 in | 184 pages | ISBN 9781728393964
E-Book | 184 pages | ISBN 9781728393971
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble

About the Author
Brought together by a passion for science fiction and a hungry curiosity for emerging technologies, Stavros N Yiannouka, Deena Newaz, and Vesta Gheibi came together to speculate the future of education. Yiannouka leads WISE as the CEO of the global think tank from Qatar Foundation. He actively engages with decision-makers around the world to encourage best practices in education systems that are geared towards a more inclusive future. Newaz designs content for youth development programs and coaches education initiatives in the education and development sector. Gheibi produces content that spreads ideas worth sharing in education. Together they have extensive knowledge of the global education sector, and they have experiences from all around the world. They hail from Cyprus, Bangladesh and Iran, and have lived in Singapore, the UK, Australia and Qatar. More information can be found on their website: http://www.wise-qatar.org.

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