Small Axe Screenwriter Courttia Newland in conversation with Shade at the South London Gallery Convergence Community Film Festival

<p>Welcome to the second episode of the new four-part series of in-conversations exploring anti-racism and the arts, co-curated by Shade and Convergence. This episode is part of the South London Gallery's Convergence Community Film Festival on Saturday 20th February 2021. Our guest today is Courttia Newland.</p><p>Courttia wrote the screenplays for Steve McQueen's <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08vxt33" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BBC Small Axe</a> 'Lover's Rock' &amp; 'Red, White &amp; Blue' films. Courttia grew up in west London and published his first novel,&nbsp;<em>The Scholar: A West-Side Story</em>, aged 23, earning critical praise for his portrayal of a teenager’s life in the inner city. Since then he’s written seven more books and eight plays, winning numerous awards for his work. In 2000, he co-edited <em>The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain. </em>In 2021 Courttia's novel <a href="https://canongate.co.uk/books/2857-a-river-called-time/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A River Called Time</em></a><em> was published by Canongate</em></p> <p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/shadepodcast">http://supporter.acast.com/shadepodcast</a>.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>