Literary Field Kaleidoscope | Inkandescent | Mainstream

Unapologetic, Inkandescent: An Anthology of Stories from the Edges

28. September 2021Sandra van LenteIndie Publisher, Reviewableism, anthology, Inkandescent, LGBTQI, mainstream, racism, representation, underrepresentation, working-class

In today’s post, Sandra van Lente shares her experience of reading MAINSTREAM. An Anthology of Stories from the Edges and interviews Justin David, one of the authors, editors and publishers of the anthology. MAINSTREAM. An Anthology of Stories from the Edges was published by the indie publisher Inkandescent, crowdfunded through […] Read more

Common People –
“We’ve had enough and we are coming”

1. May 2020Sandra van LenteNews, Reviewarts funding, class, Common People, diversity, industry, Kit de Waal, literature development organisations, working-class

(The quote in the title is from the poem “Tough” by Tony Walsh (aka Longfella), published in Common People: An Anthology of Working Class Writers, ed. by Kit de Waal (Unbound, 2019).) On International Workers Day 2019, the anthology Common People was launched (first in a pub, then at the […] Read more