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A modern traditionalist

CommentMay 31, 2024by Ashley Thorpe

My desire to shine a searching light on all aspects of African-Caribbean cultures fires the modernity of my middle-grade fiction.

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Ashley Thorpe

Ashley Thorpe

Author and editor

Ashley is a senior editor at the inclusive fiction studio Storymix. Ashley has worked across children’s fiction, and academic and educational publishing over a 15-year career. He is also a children’s fiction author and found an agent through the CBN Twitter Pitch initiative. Ashley is a CBN mentor for 2023. 

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