Author, speaker, and photographer Lola Akinmade Åkerström is Nigerian-American, and based in Sweden. Her debut novel In Every Mirror She's Black was published in 2021, and her second book, Everything is Not Enough, is out today with Head of Zeus. It tells the story of three women as they try to navigate life, love, prejudice and privilege in Stockholm.
Children's creativity
'The creative process is open to all. I don't believe in some magical creative gift, the exclusive possession of a few, nor need it concern big or sophisticated ideas. On the contrary, creativity may depend upon the recognition that our own thoughts and ideas are as valid as anyone else's; something which we knew as children, and which we were taught to unlearn. Read more