Books & Spoken Word
Tanya Atapattu and Sanjida Kay
Leading Bristol-based fiction writers, Sanjida Kay and Tanya Atapattu, discuss discuss the diverse voices that feature in their writing.
“We’ll ask whether they feel a responsibility to speak for communities greatly under-represented in English literature. And we’ll question if the success of writers like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Colson Whitehead and Zadie Smith can open doors, both for new writers and public discourse.”
Sanjida Kay is a writer, broadcaster with a PhD on Chimpanzees and 11 published – both fiction and non-fiction. She’s won awards for romantic fiction, crime fiction, and science and wildlife writing. Her latest book, One Year Later, is a thriller about the family secrets that just won’t stay buried.
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Tanya Atapattu is a writer and a doctor. Having worked in general medicine, Tanya now specialises in psychiatry. Set in Bristol and Sri Lanka, Tanya’s debut novel, Things My Mother Told Me, is a warm, moving and funny story about love, loss, family, cultural divides and the voices we hear in our heads.
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