This event is organised in collaboration with English Pen, as part of the London Book Fair.

Anti-immigration rhetoric is pervasive across all sectors of British society. This panel will discuss this ‘hostile environment’ and how its policies impact writers and creatives from refugee and migrant backgrounds, how publishers can best support their writers and staff, and how the books they commission and publish can better represent and platform the diversity of stories and voices.

The panel features writers Dina Nayeri and Awet Fissehaye, and Vidisha Biswas from Footnote Press. The conversation is chaired by our co-chair, Naima Khan.

Read more here.