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The Malorie Blackman Scholarships for ‘Unheard Voices’

City Lit’s Malorie Blackman Scholarships for Unheard Voices provide three annual awards worth up to £1000 each.

Lenny Henry introduces a Black British culture takeover

Across the arts, Black British artists are making their voices heard. To mark the moment, Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder h

Hurston/Wright Foundation for Black Writers

Submissions for the 2022 Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards are OPEN.

Theatre in UK faces exodus of women after pandemic, study finds

More than 60% consider leaving jobs amid concerns that ‘safe’ work by men could be prioritised

Abdulrazak Gurnah wins the 2021 Nobel prize in literature

Black UK artists are creating most ‘exciting’ work, says Michael McMillan

Playwright and curator says Black Lives Matter movement has inspired new generation of black creators

Margaret Busby, awarded this year’s London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award

Writing Our Legacy

Writing Our Legacy is an organisation whose aim is to raise awareness of the contributions of Black and Ethnic Minority

Here’s What She Said To Me

Here's What She Said To Me, opens on the 29th of September at the Arcola Theatre

Run It Back

Set in an explosive club night, Run It Back immerses the audience in Black British