Jo Renton

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LGBTQ+ History Month Book RecommendationBlack. Queer. Southern. Women. An Oral History by E. Patrick JohnsonDrawn from the life narratives of more than seventy African American queer women who were born, raised, and continue to reside in the American South, this book powerfully reveals the way these women experience and express racial, sexual, gender, and class identities--all linked by a place where such identities have generally placed them on the margins of society. Using methods of oral history and performance ethnography, E. Patrick Johnson's work vividly enriches the historical record of racialized sexual minorities in the South and brings to light the realities of the region's thriving black lesbian communities.At once transcendent and grounded in place and time, these narratives raise important questions about queer identity formation, community building, and power relations as they are negotiated within the context of southern history. Johnson uses individual stories to reveal the embedded political and cultural ideologies of the self but also of the listener and society as a whole. These breathtakingly rich life histories show afresh how black female sexuality is and always has been an integral part of the patchwork quilt that is southern culture. ... See MoreSee Less

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We thought you might be interested in the Creative Future Writers' Award.www.creativefuture.org.uk/for-writers/creative-future-writers-awardThe Creative Future Writers’ Award is an annual development programme for talented writers from underrepresented backgrounds.It includes the UK’s only free to enter national writing competition for all underrepresented writers--those who face barriers due to health, mental health, neurodiversity, background or social circumstances.With the support of our leading literary partners, fifteen winners are selected by a panel of prestigious authors and industry experts.Prizes are awarded for poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction, including cash and prestigious writing development opportunities. Winners also receive ongoing, long-term 1:1 support from Creative Future. ... See MoreSee Less

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Read On. Get On. is a campaign launched by Save the Children aiming for all children in England to be reading well.This short video explains why 10 minutes of reading a day is so important:www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Nf0Hcuv4Y ... See MoreSee Less

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