The Stories We Make Up and the Stories That Make Us

Explore a thought-provoking lecture by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo OBE on the power of storytelling and self-narrative. Delve into Evaristo's personal journey as a young drama school graduate faced with the choice of shaping her own story or succumbing to detrimental narratives about people like her in Britain. Discover how conscious story-making becomes an act of speaking oneself into being, drawing insights from literature, theatre, and visual arts. Recorded at LSO St Luke's Church in London, this 36-minute talk offers valuable perspectives on identity, creativity, and the transformative power of personal narratives. Gain inspiration from Evaristo's experiences as a bestselling author and her groundbreaking achievement as the first black woman and black British person to win the Booker Prize.