S1E16 Diversity: Celebrating all people with Sunny Singh

Whether it’s the racial divides highlighted by #OscarsSoWhite or the unhelpful stereotypes portrayed in films like ‘The Help’, the stories of people of colour remain under-represented and are often ill informed. And with the #BlackLivesMatter movement gaining worldwide recognition, it’s clear we need to step up. Many of the issues stem from the fact that publishers are simply failing to put out enough work written by people of colour. That’s where our guest Professor Sunny Singh comes in. She and Nikesh Shukla set up the Jhalak Prize to celebrate books by British BAME writers. In this episode she discusses the importance of including diversity in your writing, how reading the work of people from unique backgrounds enhances your craft, and explains why the balance of power needs to shift.