Santilla Chingaipe's Black Convicts UK Book Tour

The brilliant Santilla Chingaipe's Black Convicts UK Book Tour is officially LIVE! 

Shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize and the 2025 Queensland Literary Awards, Black Convicts is a remarkable work of historical recovery that shines a light on the Black convicts whose stories have been erased from Australia's national memory. In recovering their lives, Santilla Chingaipe offers a fresh understanding of this fatal shore, showing how empire, slavery, race and memory have shaped the nation.

Don’t miss out - get your tickets to this unforgettable tour now! Click on the links below for further information and tickets for each event.

⚡ 16 October — Afrori Books in Brighton in conversation with Colin Grant.

⚡ 18 October — OzLit Festival, Foyles Charing Cross Road

⚡ 19 October —  Book signing at the Adelphi Hotel Liverpool

⚡ 20 October — Legacy Centre of Excellence, Birmingham in conversation with Rakeem Omar

Welcome to the UK, Santilla. We cannot wait to have you here!

You can pre-order your copy of Black Convicts here and anywhere books are sold.