Common world
A common world
“There is a common world, and one of the things we have in common at the moment is a lot of divisions, but literature has always existed in those moments and through those moments.”
Gillian Slovo
Gillian Slovo, the daughter of anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, has lived in England since 1964, working as a writer, journalist and film producer.
Kamila Shamsie
Kamila Shamsie is the author of seven novels, which have been translated into over 20 languages.
Common world
Common world
Lucy Hannah
Kopuwai
Stefanie Seddon
The green room
Jacob Ross
Raising the dead
Nadifa Mohamed
The family
Romesh Gunesekera
Fish out of two waters
Monique Roffey
Our world
Robert Huggins
Illuminating, in-depth conversations between writers.
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The series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK.
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Nine writers explore the elusive emotional truth behind narratives and storytelling.
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Free Will
Will Harris reads his poem, 'Free Will'. Directed by Matthew Thompson and commissioned by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.
Half Written Love Letter
Selina Nwulu reads her poem, 'Half Written Love Letter'. Directed by Matthew Thompson and commissioned by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.
Gentle Euphoria
A rare chance to rejoice in the collective craft of writing
Ideas are like rabbits
‘Ideas are like rabbits, you get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you will have a dozen.’
Soundsystem as pedagogy
'You left recalibrated. Heartbeat altered. Shoulders lowered.'
Father Mother Sister Brother
Jim Jarmusch’s anthology film plays out like a game of musical chairs between three sets of siblings and their parents
Minor Black Figures
Making art without looking over your shoulder
