Image courtesy BORN::FREE. Photo by Bettina Adela
In 2023, BORN::FREE launched their inaugural Writers’ Collective. The collective returns in 2024 with another eleven Afro-diasporic writers based in London and the South-East. The group met for sessions with BORN::FREE’s Co-Directors and with each other to connect and reflect on their writings. At the South London Gallery, BORN::FREE presents work developed in this period for the first time.
The event includes a musical accompaniment, music and networking, join us this Black History Month as we celebrate a new generation of Black British writing.
The night will be hosted by BORN::FREE’s co-director Belinda Zhawi (AKA MA.MOYO) and malakaï sargeant (AKA anxious.selecta). They will be closing the night with back-to-back DJ sets.
BORN::FREE’S 2024 WRITERS COLLECTIVE:
Arnold Chukwu (he/him)
Be Manzini (they/she)
Beau Wellington (they/them)
Dana Watts (she/her)
Eileen Gbagbo (she/her)
Eva-Grace Bor (she/her)
Ian Opolot (he/him)
Indira Toussaint (she/her)
Maxine Sibihwana (she/her)
Rhian Parker (they/them)
tobi Adebajo (they/tobi)
A digital factsheet will be available on the night to find out more about the writers and see samples of their work.
Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start.
Drinks for the event can be purchased in advance with a ticket.
ABOUT BORN::FREE
BORN::FREE is London’s leading platform for African and Afro-diasporic poetry and new writing.
Since 2014, the literary arts organisation has been a home for experimental performance and innovative writing; inviting artists across disciplines to share stages to blend the sonic with the poetic. A focus on careful curation, craft, and critique, BORN::FREE’s work spans live and digital events, education programmes, broadcast radio and print.
This event is the first of three consecutive events marking BORN::FREE’s 10th Birthday– celebrating a decade of platforming Black writing across London and beyond back where it all began: SE LDN. Make sure you check out a unique edition of Veranda at Peckham Levels on 11 October and the third edition of bass-heavy club night GET::FREE on 12 October at Peckham Audio.