Peter Kalu's guest appearances

Peter Kalu

In the Reading Corner

The Reading Ramble

The Commissioned Writers Podcast

OwlTail

Peter Kalu is a poet, fiction writer and playwright. He was a member of Manchester, UK’s Moss Side Write black writers workshop and has had nine novels, two film scripts and three theatre plays produced to date.  With writers Melvin Burgess and Tariq Mahmood, Peter has written one story in what will be a triptych of novels set in a dystopian near future England ruled by white supremacists.Peter talked to Nikki Gamble about the triptych and his novel, One Drop.Purchase  One Drop from our bookselling partner Best Books for Schools.Publisher's BlurbIn war-torn Britain, inseparable Black Radicals Axel and Dune are arrested. With SIMs implanted in their heads, they are placed in a prison camp for those who defy the Bloods' white supremacist government. The SIMs brainwash them with the Bloods' evil philosophy, and drones constantly monitor their movements and thoughts.In this living nightmare, the couple battle to keep their love alive and to break free. The odds of survival are long. Dune and Axel have very different takes on how to escape.But when things come to a head, will their love hold them together and set them free, or will it tear them apart?Support the showThank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. And if you are interested in the books we have featured, purchasing from our online bookshop Bestbooksforschools.comIn the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine. It is produced by Alison Hughes.Follow us on Youtube for more author events YouTube.com/@nikkigamble1For general news and updates, follow us on Twitter @imaginecentreFull details about the range of services we provide can be found on our website www.justimagine.co.uk

Peter Kalu is a poet, fiction writer and playwright. He was a member of  Manchester, UK’s Moss Side Write black writers workshop and has had nine novels, two film scripts and three theatre plays produced to date.  With writers Melvin Burgess and Tariq Mahmood, Peter has written one story in what will be a triptych of novels set in a dystopian near future England ruled by white supremacists. Peter talked to Nikki Gamble about the triptych and his novel, One Drop. Purchase  <a href="https://www.bestbooksforschools.com/products/one-drop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">One Drop</a> from our bookselling partner <a href="http://bestbooksforschools.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Best Books for Schools</a>. Publisher's Blurb In war-torn Britain, inseparable Black Radicals Axel and Dune are arrested. With SIMs implanted in their heads, they are placed in a prison camp for those who defy the Bloods' white supremacist government. The SIMs brainwash them with the Bloods' evil philosophy, and drones constantly monitor their movements and thoughts. In this living nightmare, the couple battle to keep their love alive and to break free. The odds of survival are long. Dune and Axel have very different takes on how to escape. But when things come to a head, will their love hold them together and set them free, or will it tear them apart?<a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/readingcorner" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. And if you are interested in the books we have featured, purchasing from our online bookshop <a href="http://Bestbooksforschools.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bestbooksforschools.com</a> In the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine. It is produced by Alison Hughes. Follow us on Youtube for more author events <a href="http://YouTube.com/@nikkigamble1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube.com/@nikkigamble1</a> For general news and updates, follow us on Twitter @imaginecentre Full details about the range of services we provide can be found on our website <a href="http://www.justimagine.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.justimagine.co.uk</a>

Peter Kalu - One Drop

In this episode of the Reading Ramble, we talk to author Peter Kalu about his writing career, his creative process, and his involvement in the Lancashire Stories project. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-reading-ramble/message

In this episode of the Reading Ramble, we talk to author Peter Kalu about his writing career, his creative process, and his involvement in the Lancashire Stories project. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-reading-ramble/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-reading-ramble/message</a>

Peter Kalu's Lancashire Story

Richard Watt

Commissioned poems and short stories about National Trust houses’ connections to the British Empire. The creative pieces you will hear were produced with the guidance of 14 Colonial Countryside historians. The Colonial Countryside project commissioned 10 authors, whose pieces will be published by Peepal Tree Press in Spring 2022. This illustrated book will also contain short historical commentaries and a photo essay by the project’s commissioned photographer, Ingrid Pollard. Pete Kalu: http://www.peterkalu.com/cvbio/Story weaver, storyteller, novelist, poet and researcher for eight Manchester Museums bicentenary of the abolition of the trade in slaves researcher- Peter has aPhD Creative Writing from  (Lancaster University) 2019. Peter has written/ performed, among many things, Bluebird, which is a Colonial Countryside project-related poem-song 2019   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zy2EVuETRcKevin Ncube[Project Manager @ColonialCountr1] chats to Peter after he reads from his work ‘Richard Watt the First, Merchant’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2bf16kqOAU

Commissioned poems and short stories about National Trust houses’ connections to the British Empire. The creative pieces you will hear were produced with the guidance of 14 Colonial Countryside historians. The Colonial Countryside project commissioned 10 authors, whose pieces will be published by Peepal Tree Press in Spring 2022. This illustrated book will also contain short historical commentaries and a photo essay by the project’s commissioned photographer, Ingrid Pollard. Pete Kalu: <a href="http://www.peterkalu.com/cvbio/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.peterkalu.com/cvbio/</a> Story weaver, storyteller, novelist, poet and researcher for eight Manchester Museums bicentenary of the abolition of the trade in slaves researcher- Peter has a PhD Creative Writing from (Lancaster University) 2019. Peter has written/ performed, among many things, Bluebird, which is a Colonial Countryside project-related poem-song 2019 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zy2EVuETRc" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zy2EVuETRc</a> Kevin Ncube[Project Manager @ColonialCountr1] chats to Peter after he reads from his work ‘Richard Watt the First, Merchant’ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2bf16kqOAU" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2bf16kqOAU</a>