Notes from a Father

Saturday 20th June 2026 5pm

This event is included in our All Day Saturday Pass. To attend our Saturday events please purchase the pass. For £25, you can attend every event promoted on Saturday the 20th of June.

The narrative around Black and Brown fathers is predominantly negative. We often hear language around abandonment but rarely love and role modelling. What is the real story? Brighton Book Festival is bringing together a group of Black and Brown men to have an open conversation about fatherhood from both sons and fathers.

Radio presenter Richie Brave hosts four men, including Stuart Lawrence, younger brother of Stephen Lawrence, teacher, and author, award-winning writer and poet Derek Owusu, theatre maker and debut author Amman Brar as well as actor, director, author Ray Shell