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Women of the World Festival 2022: Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan's Tangled in Terror
On March 11th, the opening night of the Women of the World festival, renowned writer, poet, educator and activist, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan...
Shaheena Uddin
Apr 3, 20224 min read


Women of the World Festival 2022: Lisa Taddeo and Pandora Sykes in Conversation
Each year the Women of the World Festival celebrates International Women’s Day with world-class speakers, activists, and performers. The...
Holly Cornall
Apr 1, 20223 min read


Joan Didion’s 'Play It As It Lays': A Meditation on Nothingness
A trailblazer for the literary, film, and journalism world, Joan Didion’s passing is an immense loss. I first came across Joan Didion’s...
Juna Kim
Mar 11, 20224 min read


Anthony Joseph Wows Woolwich Works Audience with a Night of Poetry and Music
Image Credit: Elise Ester Aleksandra Poussot Once again, Woolwich Works provided a special night of music to their concert-goers, as...

Josh Aberman
Mar 4, 20221 min read


In Conversation with Mr Sols
Performing in collaboration with Sofar Sounds, Mr Sols delivers an impactful stance on poverty, race, and class—echoing through the pews...
Lucy Blackmur
Feb 28, 20224 min read


London Literature Festival 2021: Booker Prize Shortlist Readings
For the finale of the 2021 London Literature Festival and on Halloween no less, the Southbank Centre hosted an author discussion of this...
Maisie Allen
Feb 18, 20224 min read


London Literature Festival 2021: Mieko Kawakami's Heaven
Centred on the expansive theme of friendship, this year’s London Literature Festival inaugurated Japanese writer’s Mieko Kawakami’s novel...
Isabela Palancean
Feb 9, 20223 min read


London Literature Festival 2021: Creative Future Writers' Award
As part of the 2021 Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival, the organisation Creative Future hosted their annual Writers’ Award,...
Maisie Allen
Jan 24, 20225 min read


Poetry + Film Hack: Rocks and the beauty of adolescent friendship
Set in the Barbican’s Pit, viewers were immersed into an emotional and sensory experience centred around the Black femme experience,...
Maisie Allen
Dec 11, 20214 min read


My Year of Rest and Relaxation: A Modern Sleeping Beauty
One book that had me in a chokehold this year was My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh (her name alone is engrossing)....
Sakeena Haider
Dec 8, 20212 min read
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