Karen Sands – O’Connor

Karen Sands-O’Connor is a Visiting Professor of Education at the University of Sheffield specialising in Black British children’s literature. She created the UK’s first exhibition on children’s literature and Black Britain, ‘Listen to this Story!’ in 2022, and it has since been touring the country. Currently, she is developing the Every Voice, Every Story Resource Library, a research library for educators to learn about the history of representation and inclusion in children’s books. She works with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education on the annual Reflecting Realities reports.