Stories and poems from thirty-nine UK based writers of the Global Majority from African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Carribean, South American, Chinese and Malay communities write about maps and mapping. Stories and poems of finding oneself and getting lost, colonialism and diaspora, childhood exploration and adult homecoming. Authors: Alexander Williams, Alireza Abiz, Amanda Addison, Ambrose Musiyiwa, Anita Goveas, Be Manzini , Benson Egwuonwu, Catherine Okoronkwo , Crystal Koo, Dean Atta, Des Mannay, Desiree Reynolds, Dipika Mummery, Emily Abdeni Holman, Farhana Khalique, Gita Ralleigh, Kavita A Jindal, L Kiew, Lesley Kerr, Lorraine Dixon, Lorraine Mighty, Malka Al-Haddad, Mallika Khan, Marina Sanchez, Marka Rifat, Meng Qiu, Mimi Yusuf, Nasim Rebecca Asl, Ngoma Bishop, Nikita Aashi Chadha, Chadha Oluwaseun Olayiwola, P.A.Bitez, Rachael Chong, Rhiya Pau, Rick Dove, Sami Ibrahim, Sandra Nimako, Yvie Holder, Z.R. Ghani
Author Biography:
Laila Sumpton is an Associate Writer at Spread the Word and runs poetry projects in hospitals, schools, parks, museums and libraries. She performs her work regularly and is working on her first collection, The Stampless, which Arachne Press will be publishing in June 2022. Previous poems have been performed at the Solstice Shorts Festival in three years, and are published by Arachne Press in Solstice Shorts anthologies, Dusk, Noon and Tymes goe by Turnes. Sandra A Agard has been a Professional Storyteller, Writer, Cultural Historian, Literary Consultant, Resident Writer/Reader and Creative Writing Faciliator for over forty years.
Born in Hackney, London to Guyanese Parents; her storytelling, cultural and literary backgrounds are steeped within the African, African-Caribbean Oral and Traditions blended with the Black British perspective.
Sandra’s work has appeared in many poetry and short story anthologies and she has scripted plays that have have been performed at The Royal Court, Drill Hall, and Lyric Theatre Hammersmith.
