Selina Nwulu

Short version: I am a writer and former Young Poet laureate for London with extensive experience of performing internationally and writing for commission. I am also a leader within the civic sector working across social and climate justice as an independent consultant.

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I am a polymath, working both as a creative and a consultant in the social and climate justice sector.

I have written for outlets including for The Guardian, Red Pepper, Sable Litmag, The Arts Society Magazine and the New Humanist. I was co-editor for women’s news portal, Women’s Views on News for a number of years.

As a poet, my work has been featured in Vogue, Blavity, i-D and ES Magazine amongst others. I have toured with my poetry both nationally and internationally, most notably at Glastonbury, Edinburgh Fringe and StAnza Poetry Festival, as well as a literary tour in Northern India with the British Council. I have also been commissioned by Apples and Snakes, A New Direction, Somerset House and the Wellcome Trust. My debut collection, The Secrets I Let Slip, was published by Burning Eye Books in 2015 and is a Poetry Book Society recommendation. I was Young Poet Laureate for London 2015-6, a prestigious award that recognizes talent and potential in the capital.

In 2019, I was shortlisted for the Brunel International African Poetry Prize and published in a number of anthologies, including the critically acclaimed anthology, New Daughters of Africa.

If you would like to read some of my work, please click on links above where you can find samples of both my poetry, essays and articles from over the years.

My work within the civic sector has covered a number of leadership roles within strategy, social policy and research, facilitation and education. Key to each of these roles has been cross disciplinary collaboration, informed by my creative practice. I have used these skills in a number of organisations including UN Women, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Platform London, Capacity Global (an environmental think tank) and at the RSA. Most recently I was director of education at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights UK. I am currently a founding member of the Resourcing Racial Justice fund. I have also chaired events, spoken on a number of panels on education, social justice and the role of art as a tool of activism.

Please click on the tab above if you would like further details on my consultancy work and the collaboration tab if you would like to work with me in a creative and/or consultancy capacity.