Venue : Auditorium 2
13:00–14:00 | Chair: Jasmine Richards
Featuring: Verna Wilkins (Tamarind Books), Bibi Bakare-Yusuf (Cassava Republic Press), Valerie Brandes (Jacaranda Books)
Before the spotlight. Before the bestseller lists. Before the industry even thought to pay attention, there were women doing the work, building the shelves, making the space.
This is a powerful, overdue celebration of the pioneers who built Black publishing in Britain from nothing. Verna Wilkins of Tamarind Books, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf of Cassava Republic Press, and Valerie Brandes of Jacaranda Books come together for a conversation about legacy, risk, and what it actually took to change an entire industry’s landscape, often with no roadmap, no support, and no guarantee anyone would follow.
Come give flowers to the women who made all of this possible.
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