What's Happening in Black British History?- Books: Session 4- Popular/Trade Publishing

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:50:36 +0000

Session 4: Popular/Trade Publishing
A panel of industry specialists - publishers, agents, writers - will be addressing the issues surrounding Black writers and poublishing today. Books by Black authors topped the best seller lists last year, why and how can this popularity be maintained ? Do we need Black agents to promote the book? Can a white Historians write about Black history , can a White poet translate the work of Black poet?

CHAIR: Kadija George MBE (literary activist, writer and poet)

Video from Colin Grant launching WritersMosaic, an online platform for new writing from a mosaic of literary voices

Robin Walker (author and publisher)
Hannah Chukwu (Assistant Editor at Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Random House)
Patrick Vernon OBE (author and activist)
Natalie Jerome (literary agent at Aevitas Creative)