Delighted to be back with the third instalment of The Shortlist Sessions, featuring two more of our Book Edit Writers' Prize shortlisted writers.
This week we’re spotlighting two fabulous writers: Kiah Olowu and Kiah Simpson.
Kiah Olowu
Kiah Olowu is a writer from East London who writes across long fiction, short fiction, and script. Her writing reflects on modern-day society from her perspective as a young Black woman, and addresses unignorable issues like homelessness, racism, and gentrification.
Infection
Set in today’s London, and inspired by true events, Infection follows three individuals after racism becomes categorised as a mental illness with therapy being the proposed ‘cure.’
Kiah Simpson
Kiah Simpson is a charity worker and writer living in Buckinghamshire. Through her stories, she explores the cultural identity and lives of Black women in romance. Living with fibromyalgia and bipolar disorder, Kiah is passionate about bringing more positive and authentic disability representation to the page.
Unwritten Ending
Nearly-thirty and newly jobless Olive Gordon moves back into her grandparents’ house determined to rebuild her life. But when her first love reappears with old journals, new boundaries, and a secret, Olive has to face her own fears about love, failure and the messiness of starting over.
We hope you enjoyed finding out more about these two talented authors!
Next week we’ll hear from our final two shortlisted writers to wrap up our spotlight on these voices of the future.