Thread by @tobikyere, writers: what's been something you've written this year you're really proud of? [...]

writers: what's been something you've written this year you're really proud of? feel free to drop a cute link!

i've written quite a lot this year (in comparison to the other 24yrs of my life where i wrote nothing lmao) so i'm proud of them all! some of my faves for lots of different reasons:

this one for Black Ballad was probs my most personal https://blackballad.co.uk/views-voices/guest-editors-letter-grief-in-my-lifetime?listIds=5eb59090266b590c41dad2a2

Guest Editor's Letter: All The Things I Have Grieved In My Lifetime

How do you grieve a person you never got to hold?

https://blackballad.co.uk/views-voices/guest-editors-letter-grief-in-my-lifetime?listIds=5eb59090266b590c41dad2a2

this for The Independent - got to write about one of my favourite things + was super fun to research! was so shook to write this loooool really wanted to do the history justice https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/radio-pirate-black-history-no-signal-kiss-choice-b746303.html

Opinion: How Black Britain changed the face of UK radio

As stations like No Signal and Pie Radio continue to dominate the airwaves across the UK, Tobi Kyeremateng looks back at the modern history of black audio

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/radio-pirate-black-history-no-signal-kiss-choice-b746303.html

this for Imagined Theatres about Kano + Babylon Britain http://imaginedtheatres.com/yeah-i-said-it-suck-your-mum/

Yeah, I Said It. Suck Your Mum.

Optional reading soundtrack: “SYM” by Kano (Hoodies All Summer, 2019). “SYM” (Suck Your Mum) is the closing track from British Grime-pioneer Kano’s sixth and latest album release Hoodies All Summer....

http://imaginedtheatres.com/yeah-i-said-it-suck-your-mum/

and maybe this one for gal-dem which was another pretty personal one following the young girl that was assaulted on her way to school https://gal-dem.com/the-long-way-around-to-school/

The long way around to school | gal-dem

A story of a girl allegedly assaulted has unearthed waves of relatable sadness. For many, gendered violence feels like a rite of passage.

https://gal-dem.com/the-long-way-around-to-school/

also this audio project about raving, House and UK Garage which will be my v first bit of "creative" writing! rly hope i get to write more next year, feel like i'm really growing into my words + learning a lot about the craft after running away from it for so long lol

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