About Zion
Zion Lights is a freelance journalist, author, poet, English tutor and breastfeeding campaigner based in the West Midlands.
Zion has had poetry published in the Tolpuddle Special of Citizen 32 magazine alongside Tony Benn and Benjamin Zephaniah (May 2010), Issue 2 of Poetandgeek magazine (Sept 2011), and various printed works including Issue 2 of Oddrot magazine and several issues of Reflections Magazine.
Recently Published Articles
Are You Ready to be a Good Girl?
Arguments against Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, and her parenting methods are rife and varied. This article balances what critics have said about Chua's parenting methods in Battle Hymn. Published in Women's Views on News, August 2011.
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The Breastfeeding Doll
This article looks at the controversy surrounding The Breast Milk Baby doll, and the potential benefits of giving one to your child. Published in The Mother magazine, Sept 2011.
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A Direct Response to Alan Cochrane
This article was written in defence of Climate Camp after Cochrane labelled the campers as idiots despite never visiting the camp himself. Published in Camp for Climate Action, August 2010.
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Is 'Breast-Best' Discussion Past its Best?
No topic generates raging debate in the media quite like discussions surrounding breastfeeding. This article considers that such debating has become more of a hindrance than a help to new mothers. Published in Juno Magazine, July 2011
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Parents are Not to Blame
This article looks at the Bailey Review concerning the impact of marketing products to young people. Published in ABC Magazine, Sussex edition, November 2011.
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Literary Lights Writes
This is an archive of articles written for The People's Republic of South Devon on the arts and culture of the county. Published in PRSD, May-July 2010.
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More Things Should Be Thought Out Thus
How to describe a text that tells the tale of a lifetime through short snapshots of moments; each moment meant to capture an eternity?
This book is a piece of creative writing that attempts to do exactly this; to convey the evolution of a lifetime via a collage of captured moments. And in each moment, we discover something about our own lives.
Zion organised and hosted a book launch for her book in May 2010 in Exeter, Devon.
Breastfeeding Blog
Mammas for Victory is Zion's blog for promoting breastfeeding in the UK. Zion reviews and rates cafes and other service providers from the perspective of a breastfeeding mother. Her aim is to make service providers more breastfeeding-friendly by offering constructive feedback and awarding window stickers of the international breastfeeding symbol to deserving businesses.
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