Derek Owusu

Derek Owusu is a writer, poet and podcaster from North London. In 2016 he joined the multi-award-winning literature podcast ‘Mostly Lit’. He also produced the well-received ‘This Is Spoke’ podcast for Penguin Random House and Freemantle Media. His essay on Black men and insecurities was the second-most-read article on Media Diversified in 2018, and his essay on language was picked up by BBC Newsnight to be turned into a short documentary. In 2019 Derek collated, edited and contributed to Safe: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space. His debut novel, That Reminds Me, won the Desmond Elliott Prize.