Multi-award-winning author and poet Lemn Sissay invites you to join him for a series of conversations with writers who each have one thing in common: a childhood spent in care. Selected by Sissay himself, this event’s guest is critically acclaimed British novelist, activist and ‘Brixton Bard’, Alex Wheatle.
An award-winning writer and MBE, Wheatle’s journey saw him pass through prison after participating in the 1981 Brixton riots and their aftermath. Emerging with a newfound appreciation for literature, he swiftly transitioned into a career as a successful novelist, injecting aspects of his own experience into his work. In 2021, his story was adapted as part of director Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology series.