Colin Grant

Colin Grant

• He was born in the 1960s
• He's still writing stories today

Genres

• Memoirs
• Stories about growing up

Examples of his work

• Negro with a Hat
• The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey
• His Dream of Mother Africa

Childhood

• Tough and he was poor
• Misunderstood because he was different then others around him

Reason to Write

• He started writing scripts and plays
• Wanted other people to know his story in case they can relate

Interesting Facts

• Jamaican descent
• Grew up in Britain
• Historian

Reason to read his work

• You might be able to relate to his stories

Colin Grant

• Grant, Colin. "Colin Grant." Colin Grant Info. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2016.
• Parks, Carla. "Colin Grant Writes Memoir about Growing up Jamaican in Luton." BBC News. BBC, 17 July 2013. Web. 06 Jan. 2016.