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The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 March 2023
Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006
This report was approved by the board of directors on
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Status: Director
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Phe Black Writers’ Guild represents professional and emerging British writers of Black African and Black African-Caribbean heritage. And by extension we represent the literary interests of the Britain’s Black community. Our membership group includes over 700 published Black writers, including Britain's best selling authors and leading literary figures. Our purpose is to create a sustainable, profitable, fair and equal eco-system for Black literary talent in British publishing. Over the course of the last year we have focused on: Established writer led stakeholder groups with all the main publishers.Developed a uniform ‘Gold’ standard to fairly measure data collection on ethnic diversity in publishing. Worked with the Publishers Association on the creation of an author survey to collate diversity data and built a relationship with the Society of Authors.Worked with publishers to create and share career opportunities for Black writers. This includes, working with Hachette to proactively identify creative talent they could place into roles. We also served as volunteer advisors and ‘board members’ to the ‘Lit In Colour’ programme.Hosted multiple opportunity sessions with production companies to provide a range of writing opportunities for our members. Ran a trial of our demand to provide extra marketing support for Black writers with HarperCollins.Supported guidelines for publishers on what new and emerging writers need to know about the debut author expectations and provided advice to Black writers on: negotiation, securing an agent and publishing guidance.Have helped reinforce the case for greater equity in publishing and fiercely advocated for our members with Government, publishers and in the public domain. Served as industrywide centralised diversity advisory source.Offered policy impact, review and troubleshooting across the industry.Provided a critical friend in moments of crisis that we may be able to help or guidance.Served as a promotional partner for books by Black authors.Offered thought leadership and broader counsel to the publishing industry.
The companies stakeholders are: Black British writers and industries we serve;All of the major British publishers, TV & film Production companies
No remuneration was received
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
2 October 2023
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Nelson Abbey
Status: Director