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Contemporary British black and Asian writers routinely explore new cultural territories and mine new experiences of what it is to be British. Their success in doing so has whetted the appetite of commissioning editors and funding bodies, who are increasingly keen to hear writing which will represent new and authentic voices from disenfranchised ethnic communities. But does the celebration of difference and the voices of different social or ethnic groups help or hinder the work of such writers? Does literature exist to be authentic, or should it just be good? Speakers: Gautam Malkani, author of Londonistani; Ekow Eshun, Artistic Director of the ICA and author of Black Gold of the Sun; Hari Kunzru, author of Transmission. Chair: Sarfraz Manzoor, author of forthcoming memoir Greetings from Bury Park.