Authors

Charlotte Morgan-Nwokenna

Charlotte is a British writer of Nigerian and English-Irish descent. She was Creative Director of online magazine ‘Poejazzi’ for five years where she promoted new, diverse voices. She holds a BA and MRes in English Literature, both from Goldsmiths, University of London. She has completed her first novel, The Tricksters. Charlotte lives in London.

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Zoë Meager

Zoë was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. She holds a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Auckland. In 2013 she won the Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize, Pacific Region, for her story ‘Things with faces’. Her writing has appeared in various online and print journals and her work has been shortlisted in The New

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Foday Mannah

Foday is from Sierra Leone and lives in Scotland where he works as a teacher. He studied English Language and Literature at Fourah Bay College and worked as a teacher and lecturer before moving to the UK. He holds an MSc in International Conflict and Cooperation from the University of Stirling and an MA with

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Usma Malik

Usma is an academic specialising in narrative structures in contemporary writing. Born in Birmingham, she worked in Education before moving to Manchester to study. She was awarded a Distinction in the Creative Writing MA at the University of Manchester, and went on to study the PhD in Creative Writing, awarded 2019. Usma is also the

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Noby Leong

Noby Leong is a food and science communicator. He was born in Malaysia and raised in Australia, where he gained a PhD in chemistry from the University of Adelaide. He now lives in Glasgow. Noby has featured in a range of print, web, radio and television outlets including Scientific American, BBC Radio Scotland, ABC Radio

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Kemi Olaperi Lawson

Kemi Olaperi Lawson is the co-founder and Creative Director of The Cornrow, an Afrocentric home and lifestyle store. Her home interiors Instagram account, Cottage Noir, was nominated for an Amara Interior Blog Award for Most Inspiring Blog in 2020. Kemi curated an installation which re-imagined the bedroom of Dido Elizabeth Belle, a Black British historical

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Kazvare

Kazvare was born in Zimbabwe.  She is a writer and illustrator. Her work has been featured in VOGUE (UK and Japan) and she has also collaborated with major brands such as Adidas and Facebook. She held a pop-up exhibition at the Tate Modern in 2019. Kazvare has a BA (Hons) in Classics from the University of

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Julianknxx

Julianknxx was born in Sierra Leone and is an interdisciplinary poet, visual artist and film maker. His practice crosses the boundaries of the written word, music, visual art and installation. He has partnered with brands such as Prada Group, Adidas, Converse, WeTransfer and Dr Martins. His work has been showcased at the ICA, Southbank Centre,

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A’Eysha Kassiem

A’Eysha is a South African journalist and editor, and presently works as an editor at the City of Cape Town. She graduated cum laude from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town. During her career, her work has appeared in several broadsheets including the SA Sunday Times, the Cape Times and the Mail&Guardian.

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Anthony Joseph

Anthony was born in Trinidad. He is a poet, novelist, academic and musician. He holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Goldsmiths University and is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at King’s College London. He was the Colm Toibin Fellow in Creative Writing at the University of Liverpool in 2018 and was awarded a Jerwood

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