Fab to see this new publication from WOL Creatives’ Network member Iqbal Hussain (Iqbal Hussain #NorthernBoy), one of the contributors in our Covert Literary Magazine Issue 3!

I wrote a blog foR FCBG about one of my favourite things - hidden worlds, and how portal fantasy can help us to look at our own world in a new light.

This Saturday (10th August) at Edinburgh International Book Festival I will be reading from my new TIGER WARRIOR book CLASH OF THE DRAGON MASTERS out now with Hachette Children's Group ! Come along and learn all about Chinese dragons & how Jack has to face his nemesis! We'll be doing some drawing too! Tickets below!

I so enjoyed this first adult novel from Megaphone mentee Iqbal Hussain #NorthernBoy #NorthernBoy - a perfect summer read of love and community as a counterbalance to this sad summer. Things *can* be different.

This was such a great set of questions and really digs into the why and how of the book and my writing journey. Thank you ReadingZone for the feature!

Are you an aspiring Black-British picture book illustrator? Join us for an exclusive 1-hour conversation on 14 Sept at 11.30am with our patron, Ken Wilson-Max and our Illustrator in Residence, cabbi charles as they share insights, advice and more! 👉🏿 lnk.to/KenQnA

Next #ukteenchat will be on Tues 27th 8-9pm BST with the fabulous Nazima Pathan, who will be chatting all about her debut MG - Dream Hunters. All welcome to come along and join in the chat 🙂 #DreamHunters #kidlit #MG #writerslife

"sacrificing the rich culture and heritage spaces of Birmingham will not help in the long term. It will merely exacerbate the problems of inequality and poverty in the city" - this!!

Arts funding

Not long till I chat to Leila Rasheed about all things #NorthernBoy at The Heath Bookshop in Birmingham. Would love to see you there, Saturday 14 Sep, 5pm. the-heath-bookshop.eventcube.io/events/62853/i…

If you consider yourself a working-class person, especially one of colour, who likes to read, please give a few minutes to this survey from York St John's University! yorksj.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ae…

Exciting times! We currently in the process of setting up our second community library that will feature over 700 Black British Books (children & adult titles). If you have any books you want to donate then send them to us Black British Book Festival Pls RT x

Wonderful news! 🎉🎉🎉

It's feeling more real each day...💃🏾Gave a speech at Faber Books sales conference today, and I'm feeling all the tingles! Thank you for the opportunity!

We're going to have a great conversation, there's so much to delve into in this book that resonated so much with me. Tickets just £4 from the link: the-heath-bookshop.eventcube.io/events/62853/i…

I deleted the Reading Round post as the group is now full - but if you would like to be on the waiting list in case a place frees up, please still contact me via the email. The group runs for 30 weeks.