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Jhalak Prize co-founder Sunny Singh has called out the industry's "moral failure" to reflect diversity at every stage of publishing.

Speaking in a video conference panel discussion on the future pipeline of publishing, held on Friday (26th June), Singh said she could "no longer believe the industry thinks it's acting in good faith" where championing diversity is concerned.  Read more

Now more than ever, as the Black Lives Matter movement appears resolute on toppling racist and imperial structures, we need the words and radical ideas of black poets - to reimagine the kind of world we want to arise once the ash has settled.

Kadish Morris

For years, RWA's members of color had felt stigma and hostility like that experienced by Huguley and Malone; they'd felt unwanted, disrespected, or simply shut out. So had the queer members, and the poly members, and everyone else who didn't quite fit into the traditional romance mold.  Read more

Jack Reacher, VI Warshawski, Harry Hole ... Leading crime writers reveal how they came up with their most famous creations, what it's like to live with them over decades and if they'll last the distance