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Writer: THE ONE WHO WROTE DESTINY; RUN, RIOT, THE BOXER | Editor: THE GOOD IMMIGRANT | books film/TV (US) (UK)

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  1. 4 hours ago

    I cannot beLIEVE Josephine Baker did us like this. In all serious, I get the point, and that these bill-style posters are common. I guess the lettering, font, colour pallettes, to my untrained eye, looked veeeery similar.

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    Might wanna have a word with the London Palladium too... in 1938.
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    4 hours ago

    so this isn't The Good Immigrant?

    Coming soon...
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  3. 4 hours ago

    While we're here... I was quiet about this a few years ago but... CREDIT US NEXT TIME YEAH?

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  4. 4 hours ago

    CREDIT US NEXT TIME YEAH?! (Shout out for the original design)

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    5 hours ago

    you are not a “Gryffindor” you are a 35 year old who has not done your taxes yet

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  6. 5 hours ago

    Novel writing pals, my latest creative writing newsletter, about SETTING is live here: Catch up here: Obligatory 'buy me a coffee' plug:

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  7. 9 hours ago

    Thinking about doing a few early readings of BROWN BABY, to get it on its feet, this May/June. Where in Bristol/London still has readings/good open mics etc that I can rock up to?

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  8. 14 hours ago

    Nebula is proof that cloud computing is a scam.

    Give some unpopular opinions about Endgame
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  9. 15 hours ago

    Feel like the plot trigger could have been better than the tail of a rat.

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  10. 16 hours ago

    Anyway, Nesrine Malik’s book WE NEED NEW STORIES is a well argued book about the need to interrogate the narrative in Britain and how we can do it. I recommend it.

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  11. 16 hours ago

    Sorry guys. Thanks to for stepping in.

    Today, is faciliating an afternoon writing workshop . Her poetry works include A Choreographer's Cartography and Lovers, Liars, Conjurers and Thieves. She is also the editor of Incoming: Some Shetland Voices. We are excited to have this wonderful poet.
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  12. 16 hours ago

    My legitimate concern about immigration is people’s lives and hopes and dreams and humanity being turned into nonsense statistics and potential to assimilate and economic worth.

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  13. 16 hours ago

    My legitimate concern about immigration is that politicians are willing to pander to racism and xenophobia for votes.

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  14. 16 hours ago

    My legitimate concerns about immigration revolve around the government making the conversation so toxic people are running into mosques trying to stab people.

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  15. 16 hours ago

    Courageous is saying no to racism to xenophobia to bigotry. And courageous is setting the record straight, with no shadow of doubt, about the realities of immigration’s impact on Britain.

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  16. 16 hours ago

    I hate the use of the word courage here. Courageous is taking an unambiguous stand against how the conservatives/UKIP/the far right have weaponised ‘legitimate concerns’ to spin a toxic narrative around immigration.

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  17. 16 hours ago

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    So the UK immigration system is among the harshest and most tightly controlled in the world. And has only become harsher since leaving the EU. Nandy knows this. What this means isn’t a tougher policy, it means tougher rhetoric. We are sorry we didn’t sound racist enough.
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    Feb 22

    Looking forward to meeting Bristolian womxn writers to talk about how to develop your career. (Btw, you are NOT Bristolian if you live in Brixton or Hackney.)

    📢 Are you a Black womxn writer based in ? Register to take part in a FREE Creative & Career Development workshop led by winner ! 📢 10 March | 2-4PM 10 places available →→
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  19. 19 hours ago

    Sad news, Paisley Lt Fest: I’m not very well at the moment and this means I won’t be able to make it today for my workshop or event. Gutted. Hope we can work out a reschedule. Mostly sad to not be able to support a cool new festival. Much love to all.

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    Feb 22

    So delighted to see Nikesh Shukla's 'The Boxer' on the Carnegie Medal longlist.

    ICYMI yesterday (even though I wanged on about it a lot a lot a lot), THE BOXER, my book about boxing and the trauma of a racist attack, made the Carnegie Medal longlist... PUT THAT ON YOUR PLATE.
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