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Read This Short Story From New BAME YA Anthology "A Change Is Gonna Come"

Aisha Bushby's short story "Marionette Girl" follows Amani and her family as they learn to cope with Amani's OCD symptoms.

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An introduction to A Change Is Gonna Come from three of our contributing authors. Featuring top Young Adult authors and introducing a host of exciting new v...

In August 2017, Stripes Publishing will publish A Change Is Gonna Come, an anthology of short stories and poetry for young adults written by authors from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. A range of established writers are contributing a short story on the theme of change: Tanya Byrne, Inua Ellams, Catherine Johnson, Patrice Lawrence, Ayisha Malik, Irfan Master, Nikesh Shukla and Lemn Sissay. The cover will be illustrated by Lucy Banaji.

In addition, they are launching an open call for submissions from unpublished and unagented writers, with room for a number of new authors to be added to the line-up. 

The deadline is February 28th, with full information here.

In the video above, Ayisha Malik, Nikesh Shukla and Irfan Master talk about why they’re excited to be contributing to the anthology, and why now is such a good time to be publishing this project.

Good luck everyone!

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Check out the exclusive A Change Is Gonna Come anthology video!

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Happy #BookBirthday to this beauty, a collection of short stories from 14 #UKYA authors in aid of Crisis homelessness charity at Christmas. From Holly Bourne to Benjamin Zephaniah, these stories reflect on what it means to be home. #publicationday #books #bookstagtram #booknerdigans #booklover #bookworm #youngadult #youngadultbooks #ukya #bookblogger #booktube #book📚 #anthology #Christmas #christmasgift #Christmas2016 #charity

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Review: A really heartwarming collection of short stories by UKYA authors about all the different ways teenagers feel about their homes. Some are incredibly touching - Non Pratt & Cat Clarke’s in particular were my favourites. As well as portraying a range of income classes, the characters are diverse in race and sexuality and personality. You couldnt ask for a better collection of short stories for christmas!

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“’Merry Christmas

Everyone’ by Shakin’ 

Stevens is crackling

out of the ancient 

radio. It reminds

me of the CD Mum

used to play every 

year as her Christmas 

present-wrapping 

soundtrack, singing 

along tunelessly,

pausing every so 

often to swear at 

the sellotape dispenser.”

- Lisa Williamson 

I’ll Be Home for Christmas is out today! 

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Stories by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick,   Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson, Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson Cover illustration by William Grill Published 22nd September 2016 RRP £7.99 ISBN 978 1 84715 772 0 Paperback

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“All about the town, lights

are roped, more gaudy than

a landlady’s jewellery.

Strings of treasure they

are, a sign that joy is 

around the corner. Unless

the way they wink only 

reminds you how distant life 

is from a Christmas card scene.”

Julie Mayhew 

I’ll Be Home for Christmas is out today! 

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Stories by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick,   Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson, Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson Cover illustration by William Grill Published 22nd September 2016 RRP £7.99 ISBN 978 1 84715 772 0 Paperback

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“You would not believe the 

Christmases we had when

I was a kid. Of course, Mum

always got drunk and started

a row, if she was there at all,

that is. But that didn’t matter

because dad was there. Never 

mind the Queen. Never mind\the pan-Asian alliance asking

his advice. Neer mind riots 

in Manchester. Always 

be home for Christmas with

the kids, that was his motto.”

- Melvin Burgess

I’ll Be Home for Christmas is out today! 

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Stories by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick,   Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson, Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson Cover illustration by William Grill Published 22nd September 2016 RRP £7.99 ISBN 978 1 84715 772 0 Paperback

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“Tamsin’s house smelled

of freshly baked cookies,

cinnamon and pine needles

- quintessential Christmas

- but it still didn’t smell quite

right to me. Like it was a 

smell from a bottle, sprayed

around to convince me everything

was perfect. Except there

were actual homemade cookies

on the plate in Tamsin’s

hand as she walked out of 

the kitchen, beaming. And 

the huge tree in the hallway 

looked real too.”

- Katy Cannon 

I’ll Be Home for Christmas is out today!

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Stories by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick,   Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson, Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson Cover illustration by William Grill Published 22nd September 2016 RRP £7.99 ISBN 978 1 84715 772 0 Paperback

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“The blizzard began around

lunch time on Christmas

Eve, flat flakes tumbling 

down from an already 

darkening sky. The village

huddled in silence. From 

her window, Holly watched 

the snow descend on

deserted street. Fires

burned in every hearth,

smoke rising up from 

the chimneys in silent,

slender trails.”

- Tom Becker 

I’ll Be Home for Christmas is out today! 

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Stories by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick,   Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson, Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson Cover illustration by William Grill Published 22nd September 2016 RRP £7.99 ISBN 978 1 84715 772 0 Paperback

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“To be honest, I see the Christmas

suff happening around me like

a trailer for a film I don't get to

watch in full; like those adverts

on TV where one big happy family

sits down at a glittering table with 

a shiny turkey and everybody is

so frigging happy. It’s not my world.”

- Tracy Darnton 

I’ll Be Home for Christmas is out today! 

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Stories by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick,   Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson, Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson Cover illustration by William Grill Published 22nd September 2016 RRP £7.99 ISBN 978 1 84715 772 0 Paperback

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“Where there is houses

in village, windows show

Christmas tree lights shining 

and I feel little better. But 

everything I am watching 

from outside. Like last 

week in class we watch 

‘Christmas Carol’ by Charles

Dickens, when this boy

is looking at happiness

through the window. This 

is my first Christmas here.

I still feeling on outside 

of window looking in.”

- Sita Brahmachari

I’ll Be Home for Christmas is out today! 

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Stories by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick,   Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson, Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson Cover illustration by William Grill Published 22nd September 2016 RRP £7.99 ISBN 978 1 84715 772 0 Paperback

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“I’ve got that ‘Driving 

Home for Christmas’

song stuck in my head

on loop even though,

technically, I’m not.

It’s Christmas Eve Eve

Eve and the train is

packed. I had to ask 

Crisp Man to move his

brief case off my seat

and he wasn’t happy 

about it. I asked if his

brief case had bought

its own ticket. He didn’t

like that either.”

- Juno Dawson 

I’ll Be Home for Christmas is out today! 

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Stories by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick,   Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson, Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson Cover illustration by William Grill Published 22nd September 2016 RRP £7.99 ISBN 978 1 84715 772 0 Paperback

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‘“You get a good toy?” He pointed

to my bright cardboard

box and I could see the

meat in his mouth as he

talked.

I tipped the box

over and a neon pink pony

fell out. “Just a heavily

gendered plastic horse.”

I replied.’

- Holly Bourne

I’ll Be Home for Christmas is out today!

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Stories by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick,   Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson, Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson Cover illustration by William Grill Published 22nd September 2016 RRP £7.99 ISBN 978 1 84715 772 0 Paperback

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“They stand up, slap the dust

from their trousers, and

set off up the high street.

They walk side by side,

with unconcerned ease,

like two indomitable cowboys,

Dusty and Slim, moseying,

on up to the bunkhouse,

after a hard morning’s work.”

- Kevin Brooks 

I’ll Be Home for Christmas is out today! 

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Stories by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick,   Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson, Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson Cover illustration by William Grill Published 22nd September 2016 RRP £7.99 ISBN 978 1 84715 772 0 Paperback

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“I don’t understand how this

boy that I don’t even know

very well - and these 

people I’ve only just met

- can make me feel so comfortable.

Everything’s 

just easier here, A.J. may

not think that we’re friends

yet, but I would definitely

like to be.”

- Cat Clarke 

I’ll Be Home for Christmas is out today! 

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Stories by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick,   Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson,             Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson Cover illustration by William Grill Published 22nd September 2016 RRP £7.99 ISBN 978 1 84715 772 0 Paperback

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“He recited A Vision from St Nicholas,

all fifty-something lines of it, and

as he did, Amira’s smile grew

wider and Grey’s gaze drifted

until, when he finished, they

both cheered and applauded

as if they were crazy, then all

three of them got the giggles

while the station flew on at 17,000 

miles an hour, and the sun

came up for the second time

that day and the black yawned

away to infinity, infinity, infinity.” 

- Marcus Sedwick 

I’ll Be Home for Christmas is out today! 

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Stories by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick,   Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson,             Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson Cover illustration by William Grill Published 22nd September 2016 RRP £7.99 ISBN 978 1 84715 772 0 Paperback

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“When we pass my old house

I notice there’s still no

wreath on the knocker, no 

fairy lights wrapped round 

the columns by the door

or looped in the holly

bush. No sign that anyone

is looking forward to Christmas

the way we all used to.”

- Non Pratt 

I’ll Be Home for Christmas is out today!

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Stories by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick,   Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson,             Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson Cover illustration by William Grill Published 22nd September 2016 RRP £7.99 ISBN 978 1 84715 772 0 Paperback

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“What makes a home at Christmas?

Is it he who offers me a smile?

Or she that stops to talk a while?

Some spare cash in an envelope?

Or they that stop and offer hope?” 

- Benjamin Zephaniah

I’ll Be Home for Christmas is out today! 

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Stories by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick,   Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson, Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson Cover illustration by William Grill Published 22nd September 2016 RRP £7.99 ISBN 978 1 84715 772 0 Paperback