Derek Owusu and Seán Hewitt shortlisted for Dylan Thomas prize Six writers are now finalists for the prestigious annual prize, which awards £20,000 to a writer aged 39 or under

#DerekOwusu and #SeánHewitt shortlisted for #DylanThomasPrize

Six writers are now finalists for the prestigious annual prize, which awards £20,000 to a writer aged 39 or under

#Poetry #Literature

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#Blackskybooks #DerekOwusu 📚📖

‘Borderline’ is a piece of fiction written by Derek Owusu which is due to be published in November by Canongate.
The book considers what it means to be a young Black man in a hostile world.

Derek is one of the 2023 Granta Best of Young British Novelists.
📸 @canongate.co.uk #derekowusu

What's On in 2024 | Newham Festival of Stories Newham Festival of Stories is truly a borough wide celebration, with events taking place at venues around Newham as well as online.

It’s Day 5 of #NewhamStories @ #NewhamLibraries & we have storytelling with our friends #Discover, another video game design workshop, craft & code claymation workshop, stories reimagined with #FeatherbedTales & this eve ‘Working Class Fictions’ #courttianewland & #DerekOwusu #CelebratingOurStories