Shelf Interest: For Such A Time As This Chat & Chill with Shani Akilah
Thu 28 Aug
|Here East
Join us for some games and food while we talk to Shani Akilah about her debut book, "For Such A Time As This"!
Time & Location
28 Aug 2025, 18:30 – 21:00
Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Lesney Ave, London E20 3BS, UK
About the event
Join us to discuss For Such A Time As This with Shani Akilah!
Come with a friend or alone, we'll get you acquainted with everyone!
About The Author
SHANI AKILAH is a Black British Caribbean writer and screenwriter from South London. She is a book influencer, served as a literary judge for the Nota Bene Prize in 2023, and holds a Master’s degree in African Studies from the University of Oxford.
Passionate about bringing people together, Shani co-founded the Nyah Network, a book club for Black women, and The Orange Room Collective which celebrates Black British creatives in London. In recognition of her contributions to literature and community, the Shani Akilah Library opened in October 2024 in Woolwich.
Her debut book, For Such a Time as This, won Best Short Story Collection at the 2024 Cosmopolitan Book Awards. Shani has been described by Booker Prize Winner Bernardine Evaristo as ‘a…
Tickets
Standard In-Person Ticket
Get entry to this event which includes games, food and drinks. Please note that this ticket does not include a book.
£13.50
+£0.34 ticket service fee
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£0.00