Creative Conversations: Prof Sunny Singh FRSL

Sunny Singh is the author of three novels, including the brilliant and critically recognised Hotel Arcadia, and three works of nonfiction, including Amitabh Bachchan for the BFI Film Stars series, and A Bollywood State of Mind: A Journey into the World’s Biggest Cinema.Spanning decades and continents, her latest book Refuge: Stories of War (and Love) turns its lens on those who are often overlooked in stories about war: women and children, civilians forced out of their homes in terror, those who wait for their brave soldiers to come home, and soldiers who commit unspeakable violence. This powerful story collection simultaneously delves into the darkest parts of the human psyche whilst being an ode to humanity’s ability to endure, love and retain dignity and compassion.In 2017, she launched the urgently-needed Jhalak Prize. Now in its 10th year, the Prize has grown to three dedicated awards for Children’s & Young Adult, Poetry and Prose which are open to books published in Britain and Ireland. Furthering the founding vision of the prize, Sunny is publisher of the bi-annual Jhalak Review, which showcases excellent criticism and original work. The Jhalak Review is circulated with every issue of the industry standard magazine, The Bookseller.Sunny lives in London where she is Professor of Creative Writing and Inclusion in the Arts at London Metropolitan University.

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Creative Conversations is supported generously by The Ferguson Bequest. Professor Thomas Ferguson (1900-1977), Henry Mechan Chair of Public Health (1944-64), bequeathed his estate to the University, with the instruction that the money should be used to foster the social side of University life.

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