HeyJaredStorymix: Craft and Conversation
Welcome to Storymix: Craft and Conversation - a brand new podcast from Inclusive Fiction Studio Storymix!Co-hosted by author and creative writing tutor Maame Blue and former BBC journalist Azi Farni, this series aims to support racially minoritised creators of children's…
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What Access Looks Like (Dead Yard: Deep Trouble) (opens the original)
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When Pardina Samson-Fessale was a child in Saint Lucia, her mum, the only South African on the island at the time, marched into Nelson Mandela's hotel and refused to leave until they had met him. He gave Pardina a glass of orange juice and told her to be a good girl and listen to her mother. This week on Storymix: Craft and Conversation, Jasmine Richards talks to Pardina Samson-Fessale, writing as P. J. Killburn, about DEAD YARD: DEEP TROUBLE, illustrated by Markia Jenai and published by Little
The Power of Names (The Lost Name Society) (opens the original)
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In the 1990s, Savita Kalhan smuggled books through customs in the lining of her suitcase. Three decades on, she's writing teen horror under a name built from names that are very important to her This week on Storymix: Craft and Conversation, Jasmine Richards talks to Savita Kalhan — writing as S. R. Krish — about THE LOST NAME SOCIETY, published by Fox & Ink Books on 3rd September 2026. At Marybourne School, a hundred students sign a charter agreeing to compete for the Pentangle Prize. None of t
On Your Own Terms (The Lucky House Detective Agency) (opens the original)
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In this episode, we're talking to Lui Sit, who writes under the pen name Scarlett Li, author of The Lucky House Detective Agency, published by Storymix Books on 11th June 2026. We talk about why Lui thinks that collaboration with Storymix made The Lucky House Detective Agency all the more richer. We get into the pressure she's felt at points in her career to — in her words — "Chinese-ify" a story, and how she found a way to write authentically without that becoming the whole book. We also cover
Imagine Differently (I Feel Your Pain) (opens the original)
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This week on our episode of Storymix: Craft and Conversation Season 2, Jasmine Richards chats with YA author Angelica Ellis, who writes under the pen name A. M. Ellis, about blending two genres, who gets to write which stories, and the expectation around stories centering pain and trauma. A.M Ellis's book, I Feel Your Pain, published by Penguin Random House, came out on 25th June 2026. Listen, share and get into the conversation! Useful Links: Follow Angelica on Instagram: @amonaiellis Transcrip
Writing the In-Between (Princess Apparently) (opens the original)
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In the first episode of Season 2 of Storymix: Craft and Conversation, Storymix founder Jasmine Richards talks to debut children’s author Siren Knight about mixed race identity, Caribbean history, teenage life and the creative journey behind her new novel, Princess (Apparently).Siren and Jasmine explore what it means to write characters who live “in-between”, including Della, the mixed race teenager at the heart of Princess (Apparently). They discuss belonging, Black royalty, the imagined Caribbe
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