News & Events
Events
September012023
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Meet the author and book signing at Imperial War Museum London
Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ
Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZAugust242023
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Meet the author and book signing at Imperial War Museum London
- Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ
August192023
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Meet the author and book signing at the BookLove tent at Taste of the Caribbean
- Clissold Park, Green Lanes, London N16 9HJ
August202023
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Meet the author and book signing at Black Culture Market with Promoting Our Heritage
- The Department Store, 248 Ferndale Road, Brixton, SW9 8FR
August132023
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Meet the author and book signing at the BookLove tent at the We Out There festival
- Wimborne St Giles, Dorset
August042023
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Meet the author and book signing at the Imperial War Museum London
- Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ
June252023
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Meet the author at Radiate Festival
- Burgess Park, London, SE5
June242023
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Windrush 75 International Conference – Reforming our Futures
- The Art’otel, London Battersea Power Station, 1 electric Boulevard, London SW11 8BJ
June152023
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The Story of the Windrush – Free Online Session – Exclusively For Schools In The London Borough of Harrow
June112023
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Meet the Author with BookLove at Lambeth Country Show
- Brockwell Park, London, SE4
News
The Story of Afro Hair longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards
I’m so thrilled to share the brilliant news that The Story of Afro Hair has been longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2023 in the 3 – 14+age category.
The books selected for the award are titles that teachers can share with pupils as part of regular classroom experience. The prestigious UKLA Book Awards are the only national awards judged entirely by teachers.
October 2022
The Story of Afro Hair chosen as Indie Book of the Month
I’m so delighted that my book celebrating the biology and history of Afro hair from ancient to modern times has been chosen as Indie Book of the Month. This means the book will be will be displayed at every independent bookshop throughout UK and Eire.
October 2021
Scholastic UK announce new Black history books for children
I’ve been self-publishing children’s Black history books since 2009. Now feels the right time to work with a mainstream publisher to make these much-needed stories more readily available. I’m looking forward to working with Scholastic UK.