By Laura Lodge on 17 Mar 2022
LITERACY CONFERENCE 2022 - KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Onjali Raúf
Biography:
Onjali Raúf is a British best-selling author. She has written six books including The Lion Above the Door, The Star Outside My Window and The Boy at the Back of the Class. Her work is inspired by her childhood and British Bangladeshi heritage. In 2019 Onjali won the Blue Peter Book Award, Best Story for The Boy at the Back of the Class and Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Younger Fiction and Overall Winner for The Boy at the Back of the Class. She founded Making Herstory in August 2012, a women's rights organisation working to end the abuse of women and girls in the UK and beyond.
Summary of Keynote
In her keynote Onjali will explore her work and the power of books and reading for young children.
You can find Onjali on Twitter @OnjaliRauf