Summer is upon us and now that things are slowly returning back to “normal”, what better way to celebrate that then to share your talents with the world?

“Peter Barret certainly gave his great grandmother, Alice Hawkins, the credit she deserves for fighting the courageous battle for women’s rights to vote!”

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and Patrice Lawrence won big at the 2021 Jhalak Prize Awards for their respective titles, The First Woman and Eight Pieces of Silva. Both authors received £1,000 and a unique commissioned trophy.

Having noticed the lack of representation when it comes to translated literature in the mainstream media, I took it upon myself to compile a short list of Hungarian book recommendations. 

This is my review of The extremely embarrassing life of Lottie Brooks.

A special edition published by the UK’s oldest literary periodical, The London Magazine, Untitled, 2020 fuses new commissioned prose and poetry creations with older works that coalesce to form a reflection on 2020 as a whole. 

We talked to Lizzie Davis, editor at independent publisher Coffee House Press, about her role, career path and any advice she had for young people interested in careers in the industry. Read on to find out more!

A reflective collection of poetry, Maggie Butt’s everlove examines ideas of displacement and the self, exploring them both on a personal and wider scale. 

Brent Culture Service held a Black British Novels event, in which award-winning authors Alex Wheatle, Derek Owusu and Alex Pascall spoke freely about the barriers of literature.

Recommendations for diversifying your reading with my favourite literary works from various parts of Asia.

Also known as Florence + The Machine, the singer is adapting the 1920’s literary classic The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald for the stage.

An author, editor and self-confessed romantic genre lover is tackling the publishing industry by championing books that incorporate the diverse stories of love, with characters that celebrate representation.