Discover the history, understand the struggle and celebrate the achievements and legacy of the Windrush generation in modern Britain.

Windrush uses the arrival of a significant naval ship to explore the history of post-war migration in Britain. It explores the treatment of Black people and the struggles they faced and continue to face as well as celebrating the legacy of the Windrush generation in modern Britain.

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Colin Grant is an author, historian and critic. He has written acclaimed biographies of the Wailers and of Marcus Garvey. Bageye at the Wheel, his memoir of growing up in a Caribbean family in 1970s Luton, was shortlisted for the PEN Ackerley Prize. His history of epilepsy, A Smell of Burning, was a Sunday Times Book of the Year. His most recent book, Homecoming: Voices of the Windrush Generation, was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and Daily Telegraph Book of the Year. He is director of WritersMosaic and a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Melleny Taylor is a freelance illustrator. Born in Wolverhampton, England, she is currently based in the South West of England, working in a space carved out of the kitchen area in her home, which she calls her studio!

Melleny graduated with a first class honours bachelor's degree in Illustration from Wolverhampton University in 1996. Having obtained a postgraduate Education Certificate in Secondary Art and Design, she taught Art for over 18 years in various secondary schools. Melleny has a passion to educate and champion young people in their creativity.

In 2019, Melleny was able to pursue her dream career as an Illustrator. She has collaborated with several publishers and authors, working on various projects.

Melleny loves using a variety of materials, from drawing with sticks to digital art. Her palette is bright and colourful, creating joyful and whimsical illustrations. She finds inspiration from everyday life and especially enjoys capturing people from all kinds of different cultures in her work.

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