Why Do We Need to See Women of Colour in Literature?

• June 2nd 2021

Why is it Important to Have Women of Colour Represented in Literature?

by Reeya Hayat

Nana Afua Pierre On the Ghanaian Play, Anowa

• May 26th 2021

Anowa – A review

“A wayfarer is a traveler. Therefore to call someone a wayfarer is a painless way of saying he does not belong. That he has no home, no family, no village,…

How I Write by LM Dillsworth

• May 25th 2021

My writing process

I do most of my writing late at night. I usually start around 9pm or a little later and stop in the early hours. I begin with the outline of a particular scene…

Sumana Khan writes about her admiration for Huma Qureshi’s memoir.

• May 25th 2021

I’m in awe of those who write memoirs – it takes such generosity and courage to write about…

My Journey to Scooping the Reader’s Choice Award by Sumana Khan

• November 26th 2020

Do you remember Jan 2020? It was like fifty years ago. Back in that hoary past I had decided that 2020 was going to be my “stress-free” year. My doctoral viva would be done by…

My Writing Process by Wenyan Lu

• November 18th 2020

I write novels. Occasionally I write short stories and poems when I have some ideas which aren’t big enough to base a novel on. They might grow over time, but I would see them…

How I Write by Aisha Phoenix

• November 16th 2020

I write speculative fiction – literary fantasy, dystopian stories, science fiction and fables. Much of my work centres characters of colour and explores issues…

Five tips on creative writing

• April 30th 2018

Heather Marks is an online content coordinator for Words of Colour Productions, a creative communications agency which develops and platforms writers of colour in the…

Mahsuda Snaith’s Top 5 Writing Tips

• April 30th 2018

1. Your greatest teachers are other books

The one thing I love about writing is you don’t have to pay lots of money to get better at it (although people try). Get a book from …