Afua Hirsch | |
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 Hirsch in 2017 | |
| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) Stavanger, Norway |
| Education | Wimbledon High School; St Peter's College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, broadcaster |
| Notable work | Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging (2018) |
| Relatives | Peter Hirsch (great-uncle) |
| Website | afuahirsch |
Afua Hirsch FRSL (born 1981)[1] is a British writer and broadcaster. She has worked as a journalist for The Guardian newspaper, and was the Social Affairs and Education Editor for Sky News from 2014 until 2017. She is the author of the 2018 book Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging, receiving a Jerwood Award while writing it. Hirsch was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2024.[2]
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Aboutwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cremer, Ella (12 July 2024). "Royal Society of Literature names 29 new fellows including Elizabeth Day, Afua Hirsch and Mick Herron". The Guardian.