
.Alexis Keir grew up in Luton, a town with a strong presence and history of migrant communities. He spent a year in the Caribbean as a child and returns there regularly. His experiences living in New Zealand inspired him to explore the stories of his own family more deeply. In 2019 he was selected as a participant in the London Writers Award Programme run by Spread The Word, he is one of the 2021 cohort of the London Library's Emerging -Writers Programme, and in the same year, he was shortlisted for The Cecile de Jongh Literary Prize.
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