Jessica N. Wilson was born to second-generation Jamaican parents and grew up in North London, Camden Town.

Recognising the necessity for voices like her own to be heard, she founded Tallawah Publishing.

After graduating from University College London in English Literature (BA Hons) and undertaking an MA in Fashion Journalism at London College of Fashion, Jessica continued writing whilst pursuing a career as a broker in the city for 8 years. Jessica and her work have been featured in publications including The 2018 Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual, Company magazine, gal-dem, I-magazine, The British Blacklist, The Black Londoner's Forum magazine, Drum magazine, Kilimanjaro magazine and The National Poetry Anthology.

Jessica was shortlisted for the Aesthetica Award and Penguin Random House’s Write Now Live. She is the winner of a Go Fund Me award and was invited to present her paper 'Colonization in Reverse: Writing Caribbean London' at the 34th Annual Conference on West Indian Literature.

For further information visit www.jessica-wilson.com

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

M.A. Fashion Journalism, London College of Fashion

B.A. English Literature, University College London