A Pocketful of Stars

Aisha Bushby was selected as one of only four previously unpublished authors in the Stripes anthology for BAME writers, A Change is Gonna Come, alongside writers such as Patrice Lawrence, Tanya Byrne and Nikesh Shukla. The anthology was awarded a YA Book Prize Special Achievement Award. Since then she has been taking part in panels, interviews and events across the UK, from Bristol Waterstones to Manchester Academy, Birmingham Literature Festival to Southbank YALW, BBC Radio 3 to Buzzfeed.

Lara is a British-Jordanian actress based in London. She is fluent in both English and Arabic. Lara’s most recent appearance was in Casualty for the BBC where she played the role of Fida Hamad. She’s also worked extensively with the BBC radio drama department, the latest radio play being The Bastard of Istanbul for BBC Radio 4 where she played the role of Asya.