Alex Wheatle - In The Ends for Secondary Schools
Thu 01 Feb
|Virtual Event
Jonah ,the fastest sprinter in the ends, gets kidnapped by Manjaro, the most notorious warlord in South Crong. Now Jonah and his friends are up for a quest, but will the map lead them to treasure, or into more trouble instead? Alex Wheatle discusses his latest book in his acclaimed Crogton series.
Time & Location
01 Feb 2024, 14:00 – 14:45
Virtual Event
About the Artists & Speakers
Born in London to Jamaican parents on the 3rd January, 1963
Alex spent most of his childhood in social services care.
A huge fan of reggae, in his mid teens Alex was a founder member of the Crucial Rocker sound system where he wrote lyrics for performances in community halls, youth clubs and blues dances in South London.
His first novel, Brixton Rock, was published to critical acclaim by BlackAmber Books in 1999.
Alex won the London Arts Board Writers Prize in 2000.
East of Acre Lane was published by Fourth Estate/Harper Collins in 2001