In advance of a piece written by Carl MacDougall focusing on the work of Sam Selvon, we republish ‘Lonely Londoners and Dreaming Dundonians’, an introduction to Sam and his relationship with Carl, originally published by Grant Hill on the University of Dundee website in 2018.

Continuing our Amplify Black Voices series, we share a short review of Candice Braithwaite’s non-fiction book, I Am Not Your Baby Mother.

Continuing our Amplify Black Voices series, we shine a spotlight on Scottish PEN member and prolific writer, Leila Aboulela

Continuing our Amplify Black Voices series, Mario Relich, Trustee of Scottish PEN and member of the Writers for Peace Committee, shares a profile of Amercian writer Ralph Ellison and his famous essay collection, Shadow and Act.

As part of our Amplify Black Voices series, Caroline Whitham, Finance & Administration Worker at
Scottish PEN, shares her reading recommendations.

Gary Younge is an award-winning author, broadcaster and academic whose work serves as a great jumping-off point and deep dive into matters of race in Britain, the United States and beyond, as well as delving into a range of subjects that include knife crime, gay marriage and Brexit.

A profile of Nobel Laureate in Literature (1986) and Nigerian poet, Wole Soyinka.

Nuruddin Farah is a Somali novelist. He has also written plays both for stage and radio, as well as short stories and essays.