Chris Abani (1966- ) -- Diran Adebayo (1968- ) -- John Agard (1949- ) -- Patience Agbabi (1965- ) -- Moniza Alvi (1954- ) -- Joan Anim-Addo (1948- ) -- Rajeev Balasubramanyam (1974- ) -- Biyi Bandele (1967- ) -- James Berry (1924- ) -- Malorie Blackman (1962- ) -- Valerie Bloom (1956- ) -- Jean "Binta" Breeze (1956- ) -- Judith Bryan (1964- ) -- Debjani Chatterjee (1952- ) -- David Dabydeen (1955- ) -- Bernardine Evaristo (1959- ) -- Martin Glynn (1957- ) -- Victor Headley (1959- ) -- Amryl Johnson (1944-2001_ -- Anthony Joseph (1966- ) -- Peter Kalu (Carl Peters) (1962- ) -- Jackie Kay (1961- ) -- Mimi Khalvati (1944- ) -- Ayub Khan-Din (1961- ) -- Andrea Levy (1956- ) -- S.I. Martin (1961- ) -- Karen McCarthy (1966- ) -- Courttia Newland (1973- ) -- Ola Opesan (Gbenga Agbenugba) (1966- ) -- Mike Phillips (1941- ) -- Ravinder Randhawa (1952- ) -- Joan Riley (1958- ) -- Leone Ross (1969- ) -- Lemm Sissay (1967- ) -- Dorothea Smartt (1963- ) -- Zadie Smith (1975- ) -- SuAndi (1951- ) -- Maud Sulter (1960-2008) -- Meera Syal (1961- ) -- Joanna Traynor (1960- ) -- Alex Wheatle (1963- ) -- Benjamin Zephaniah (1958- ) -- Appendix. "Black" British publishing
Summary
This volume complements the work of earlier literary historians and of the featured writers themselves by enlarging the reader's knowledge about the cultural ferment going on in Britain at the beginning of the third millennium. The writers included all seek to transform British society by casting a light on cultural realities that can no longer be overlooked
