Writing

Writing ✺

As a freelance writer with over 10+ years of experience, I have written for an array of online and print publications, including British Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Digital Spy, PORT, Digital Spy, A Nation of Billions, TODAY and many more. I’m open to commissions and always keen to take on new and exciting projects. Here are examples of my writing:

OPINION

If you wan’t to be anti-racist, this non-optical allyship guide is required reading, British Vogue, June 2020

CurlyTreats Festival and why the hair and beauty industry needs to do more for Black consumers, LAPP The Brand, September 2018

The rise continues at Stormzy launches #MerkyBooks, A Nation of Billions, July 2018

Why Stormzy's #MerkyBooks imprint is going to shake up the publishing industry, LAPP The Brand, July 2018

Why literary festivals need to be diverse and inclusive, LAPP The Brand, May 2018

Why we have to do some something about the deportation of British-Caribbean citizens, LAPP The Brand, April 2018

Beyond Radar: how radio has and continues to exploit Black culture, LAPP The Brand, April 2018

The colonial deal collection: does Italy’s fashion industry have a problem with race?, LAPP The Brand, March 2018

Why I’ve had enough of brands using race as a marketing tool, GUAP, March 2018

Why aren’t we talking about what can be done to combat knife and gun crime?, LAPP The Brand, April 2018

INTERVIEWS

Cover Interview with D Double E and interview with Pip Millett, Wordplay Magazine, The Lockdown Issue - May 2020

Read about BBZ, London’s most exciting party-people and curatorial collective, Nataal, Issue 2 - 2019

Interview with Cassie Rytz, Wordplay Magazine, October 2019

ASOS Fashion Discovery finalist Desree Akorahson speaks to us about the inspiration behind her designs, GUAP, April 2018

Get to know Snoh (interview with Snoh Aalegra), Wordplay Magazine, August 2019

Next Wave #904: 303 (in association with Tommy Hilfiger), Wordplay Magazine, May 2019

Interview with Ravyn Lenae, Push Magazine, Issue 5 - February 2019

Next Wave #878: Kara Marni (in association with Tommy Hilfiger), Clash, November 2018

Interview with Shay D, Wordplay TV, November 2018

Interview with XamVolo, Wordplay Magazine, August 2018

Interview with Louis VI, Wordplay Magazine, June 2018

Interview with Mahalia, Wordplay Magazine, May 2018

Interview with Bossy LDN, Push Magazine, Issue 4 - May 2018

FEATURES

The Syllabus: Three Greats, Three Great Books, Big Black Books, 2022

Bad Form: Caribbean Literature - Guest Editor Letter, PORT, July 2021

11 little-known Black history facts to teach your kids, TODAY, February 2021

Book industry experts share the reads they’ll be gifting this Christmas, Good Housekeeping, October 2020

10 of the best books for teens, Good Housekeeping, January 2020

Books for your beach bag, A Small World, July 2020

An ode to Deptford, TOKEN, March 2020

7 Black women who are rocking TV in 2018, Digital Spy, October 2018

I’ve also written a number of pieces for ERIC on creative power couples, who helps actors reach their fame, how to break into the creative industries, the worst British buildings, how to make your festival tent feel like home and creative role models.

I have also been featured in Reader’s Digest, Sade Magazine, Thrive Global, Bustle UK, VICE UK, The Independent, Inside Hook, POPSUGAR, AnOther, ELLE Australia, Mashable, Dazed Digital, Metro UK, PAPER, Harper’s Bazaar Singapore, SELF (here) and (here), HITC, Mental Health at Work, Violet Simon, Bedford Independent, MOCHNI, Teen Librarian, Penguin.