Arji Manuelpillai is a poet, performer and creative facilitator based in London. For over 15 years, Manuelpillai has worked with community arts projects nationally and internationally. Recently, he was the Jerwood/Arvon Mentee mentored by Hannah Lowe. Manuelpillai is a member of Malika's Poetry Kitchen and London Stanza. Manuelpillai’s debut pamphlet, Mutton Rolls, was published with Out-Spoken Press…
Read MoreGurnaik Johal is a writer and editor from West London. We Move, his first book, is published by Serpent’s Tail and includes ‘Arrival’, the winner of the 2022 Galley Beggar Press Short Story Award and ‘The Piano’, which was shortlisted for the 2018 Guardian 4th Estate Story Prize…
Read MoreSheena Patel is a writer and assistant director for film and TV who was born and raised in north-west London. She is part of the 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE collective, has been published in 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE (Rough Trade Books) and a poetry collection of the same name (FEM Press). In 2022 she was chosen as one of The Observer's top 10 best debut novelists. I’m a Fan is her first book…
Read MoreJames Cahill has worked in both the art world and academia for the last ten years, combining writing and research with a role at a leading contemporary art gallery. He is currently a Fellow in classics at King’s College London. His writing has been published in the TLS, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the London Review of Books and The Burlington Magazine, among other publications…
Read MoreBright Ackwerh is an artist based in Ghana. His work tends to cover politics; encompassing, commenting and sometimes critiquing events, figures and situations. Bright always tries to uncover new perspectives and the often minority views that are not voiced in the central media…
Read MoreShen is better known as her online alias 'Roy Bitchenstein' - commentator on ALL things pop culture. She has a Masters in Theatre and is currently working as a freelance illustrator, providing people with humour, risqué opinions and a much needed splash of colour…
Read MoreFayth is the founder and curator of Amygdala Home Ltd which was established in 2020. She comes from a background of interior architecture and design which she studied in Birmingham, UK. Having experience within the industry, specifically in kitchen, bedroom and bathroom design is what led her to start Amygdala Home Ltd…
Read MoreHolly Hardy is the founder of Sourced by Holly, a homeware brand launched in the summer of 2020. Every item Holly has for sale is a piece she has personally fallen in love with and owns a version of herself, including the stunning Suzani cushions, scalloped soap dishes and vases, striking glass candlesticks, and block printed tablecloths…
Read MoreMel is a London-based key worker and small business owner. With an academic background in science and a NHS career spanning 10 years, her entrepreneurial spirit and love of gift giving are some of the many reasons her side hustle, Soronko Box London, was born…
Read MoreEmily King is a writer and founder of The C Word Mag. She is a 27 year old woman based in London and her online magazine celebrates women and female expression in all forms by publishing content from women of all ages and all backgrounds to help elevate female voices.
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Rachelle Holland is the Ghanaian born, founder of the Beiige Store has harnessed her strong connection to her Ghanaian heritage to create a striking collection that celebrates the beauty of handmade craftsmanship. Beiige Store is an online store with a deep narrative…
Amber Weir is a 2020 Graphic Design graduate from the Glasgow School of Art and the founder of Bloom and Body, a small ceramics business, aiming to showcase the beautiful curves and lines of the human form….
Read MoreComfort Arthur, is an award-winning animator, graphic designer, visual artist and editor. She is the founder of The Comfy Studio – a multimedia studio based in Ghana – which has produced a number of celebrated animated shorts…
Read MoreAstrid Kagan is a Civil Engineer working at Arup in London. She enjoys working on infrastructure projects that have an impact on global sustainable developments…
Read MoreDr Adell Mintah-Sem is a British-Ghanaian junior doctor working in the NHS. She is also a wife and a mother to a 10-month-old baby who was born during the COVID-19 pandemic…
Read MoreSei (pronounced “say”) is the founder and principal consultant at Moonstory, a product and strategy consultancy that helps start-ups and established companies overcome their digital challenges…
Read MoreStefanie Fletcher is the founder of Indie Interiors. Indie Interiors is an interior design company born from a passion for not just exquisite interiors, but also for property and enhancing it…
Read MoreZaharan Sofi is a corporate finance partner by day and an activist by night. She is founder of fast-growing platform Talking Circles, a platform focused on highlighting key social issues using compelling data.
Read MoreSofia Carreira-Wham and Imme Dattenberg-Doyle are friends, Londoners, and co-founders of Doyle Wham, the UK's first and only contemporary African photography gallery….
Read MoreNatalie Fordwor is an artist and the founder of WonderspacED. She is an experienced educator who is passionate about innovative teaching methods, creativity and environmental sustainability…
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