Alex ‘Brixtonbard’ Wheatle, author of six critically acclaimed novels to date, and honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2008, with an MBE for services to literature. His debut novel was Brixton Rock, then came the award-winning East of Acre Lane (London New Writers Award 2000), The Seven Sisters, Checker and Island Songs. Island Songs […]
Books & Writers Articles
Books and Writers articles
Kolton Lee
Kolton Lee Kolton Lee, award-winning writer-director Kolton Lee Kolton Lee, award-winning writer-director launches the long awaited Freestyle, an Independent British film about young love and basketball. Kolton Lee is a former journalist and Editor of The Voice – Britain’s number one black newspaper – who has since gone on to become a filmmaker. After graduating […]
Dear Diary – Trapped in a Stereotyped world
Sarah James – Cyrus has just completed her first book ‘Dear Diary – Trapped in a Stereotyped world’ based on the trials and tribulations of a young black girl living in London, and is cuurently in the process of getting it published. Overview Tia is the youngest of four children, being brought up by their […]
Red Anthology
RED anthology of contemporary Black British poetry “…this fiery collection demands to be noticed…” Margaret Busby RED is the first anthology of contemporary Black British poetry for ten years, since Lemn Sissay’s groundbreaking, The Fire People. Published by Peepal Tree Press, the leading publisher of Caribbean and Black British Literature, RED is launched through their […]
Snake King of the Kalinago
Snake King of the Kalinago – A traditional story from Dominica “Wonderful, entertaining and original”: book written by children from Dominica gets high praise from leading UK children’s book critic. Teachers, educationalists and friends of Papillote Press were welcomed to the Professional Centre, the teaching resource centre for Wandsworth Council in south London, on Wednesday […]