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Laura Henry-Allain in conversation with Trish Cooke

"Children are not too young to have conversations around race and racism."
24th January, 2024
'Everything that I do, if it's fiction books, non-fiction books, working in TV, it comes from that point of leaning into my Caribbean roots.'
Laura Henry-Allain

Laura Henry-Allain

Laura Henry-Allain is a writer, storyteller and keynote speaker.

Trish Cooke

Trish Cooke

Trish Cooke writes scripts for theatre, TV, film, radio and she also writes children’s books. 

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