Jendella Benson is the author of Hope & Glory and head of Editorial at Black Ballad - the award-winning digital platform for Black British women. She has written for The Guardian, The Sunday Times STYLE Magazine, The Telegraph and The Independent.
Her short story 'Kindling' was published in The Book of Birmingham, and she was a judge for the 2023 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. Jendella is member of the advisory board for the award-winning, Brixton-based bookshop, Round Table Books and an accomplished public speaker.