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INSIGHTS Virtual Lectures: From All Writers Matter to Zadie Smith (via Badgers) by Patrice Lawrence

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Tue 11 May 2021 06:30 pm - Tue 11 May 2021 07:15 pm

Tickets: £0

Email: public.lectures@ncl.ac.uk
This is an online/virtual event.

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Patrice Lawrence, Writer and Journalist - In 2019, Elizabeth Acevedo became the first writer of colour to win the UK’s CILIP Carnegie Medal in its 83-year history. When we walk into the children’s section of bookshops, we can easily spot books by Angie Thomas, Nic Stone, Jason Reynolds and Kalynn Bayron. So, what’s so tough about being a black writer? Let’s talk...

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