Literature

Author and Feminist bell hooks dies age 69

Beloved author, professor and feminist bell hooks known for titles including “Aint I A Woman:…

BERNARDINE EVARISTO OBE ANNOUNCED AS NEW PRESIDENT OF ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE

The Royal Society of Literature (RSL), the UK’s charity for the advancement of literature, has…

My Life as a Cop: Afua Hirsch in conversation with Leroy Logan

When Leroy Logan was in his mid-20s, his father (a Windrush-generation Jamaican) was brutally beaten by Metropolitan…

The Amplify Project: Black British Writers In Their Own Words

The new podcast series is hosted by award-winning writers; playwright, author and director, Patricia Cumper MBE and writer…

#Africa Writes to conclude with two-day in person festival at the British Library

23 – 24 October 2021 Africa Writes is back for its ninth year, showcasing a…

Tanzanian novelist Gurnah wins 2021 Nobel for depicting impact of colonialism, migration

Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature “for his uncompromising and…

Alfred Fagon Awards call for 25 Black Champions of Theatre celebrating their 25th anniversary: Nominate your Black Champion HERE!!

2021 is the 25th anniversary of the Alfred Fagon Award which awards an annual prize…

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Fatima Bhutto, Margaret Busby, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Edmund de Waal join English PEN’s centenary celebrations at the Southbank Centre

A three-day programme on themes of literature, exile, free expression, translation, activism, and solidarity, drawn…

ONLINE: The Purpose of Power: An Evening with Alicia Garza

SixByNines&Co. is proud to present ‘An evening with Alicia Garza’. Wed 8TH Sept 2021 to…

DIANE PAGE WINS 2021 JMK AWARD

The Trustees of the JMK Trust announced that Diane Page wins this year’s JMK Award…

Nadifa Mohamed, Anuk Arudpragasam, Sunjeev Sahota and Nathan Harris make 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction Longlist

·       The longlist features 1989 Booker winner, Nobel Prize winner, and three times shortlisted author Kazuo…

RCW and Knights Of free children’s publishing workshop returns for aspiring authors of colour, with new partner Megaphone

RCW Literary Agency and Knights Of announce the return of a free children’s publishing workshop…

‘Black Skin: The Definitive Skincare Guide’ will be published in hardback, eBook and audio on 25th November 2021

British Beauty Council Advisory Board Member, Aesthetician and founder of Westroom Aesthetics, Dija Ayodele made…

“I Am a Girl from Africa” by Elizabeth Nyamayaro

Described by #Oprah Daily as a “profound and soul-nourishing memoir” from an African girl whose…

Southbank Centre: Bestselling author of “I Am Not Your Baby Mother” Candice Brathwaite: Sista Sister essays for Black girls

The author of the bestselling I Am Not Your Baby Mother introduces her new book of essays,…

Margaret Busby wins London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award

Publisher Margaret Busby is to receive the London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award this year,…