In conversation

Charlotte Williams in conversation with Bashabi Fraser

Speaking in multiple voices and the gift of different identities.

11th May, 2022

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'These fragmented bits make a whole and mimic the idea of having multiple identities and multiple heritages and being able to speak in lots of different kinds of voices.'

Charlotte Williams

Charlotte Williams OBE is a Welsh-Guyanese award-winning writer, academic and cultural critic.

Bashabi Fraser

Bashabi Fraser CBE is a poet, children’s writer, editor, translator and academic.

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