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EP 11 | Ordinary People: live recording with Diana Evans at ShoutOut Live!
In our first live recorded episode, with our special guest, Diana Evans, author of Ordinary People.
Fun fact: the book is named after a song of the same title by John Legend.
We discuss:
The process of writing ‘ordinary people’.
Mixed-race identity and representations of ‘the Other’ in literature.
The one-way traffic of gentrification, and
Her best advice for aspiring writers looking to get published.
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- Book faves
- Bad-ass women of colour in publishing
- Changing publishers
- Writing process
- Writing about London
- The magic of short stories
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Published 07/11/19
This week’s episode is a one of a kind as we are joined in the studio by writer Kalaf Epalanga! You might recognise him as one of the Buraka Som Systema group members and co-founder of record label Enchufada.
We discussed:
Afrolusophone writing and music
Being a member of the...
Published 06/25/19