Margaret Busby CBE, Hon FRSL (Nana Akua Ackon), editor, writer and critic. She was Britain’s youngest and first black woman publisher when in the 1960s she co-founded Allison & Busby, for which she was Editorial Director for 20 years, overseeing an international list of respected authors, both new and established. She was subsequently Editorial Director of Earthscan Publications, before pursuing a freelance career. She has broadcast regularly for radio and television, and has written drama both for radio and the stage.

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Margaret Busby

Margaret Busby CBE, Hon FRSL (Nana Akua Ackon), editor, writer and critic. She was Britain’s youngest and first black woman publisher when in the 1960s she co-founded Allison & Busby, for which she was Editorial Director for 20 years, overseeing an international list of respected authors, both new and established. She was subsequently Editorial Director of Earthscan Publications, before pursuing a freelance career. She has broadcast regularly for radio and television, and has written drama both for radio and the stage.

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