Hannah Pool

Hannah Pool
BornHannah Azieb Pool
1974 (age 49–50)
OccupationWriter, journalist
NationalityBritish-Eritrean
Alma materLiverpool University

Hannah Azieb Pool (born 1974) is a British–Eritrean writer and journalist. She was born near the town of Keren in Eritrea during the war for independence from Ethiopia. She is a former staff writer for The Guardian newspaper,[1] and writes regularly for national and international media. She is a patron of the SI Leeds Literary Prize for unpublished fiction by Black and Asian women in the UK.[2] Since 2019, Pool has been Artistic Director/CEO at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in Tottenham, north London.[3][4]

  1. ^ Hannah Pool, The Guardian profile page.
  2. ^ Patrons, SI Leeds Literary Prize. Archived 13 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Hannah Azieb Pool Joins The Bernie Grant Arts Centre As Artistic Director". Bernie Grant Arts Centre. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Welcome back to the Bernie Grant Arts Centre". Bernie Grant Arts Centre. Retrieved 12 October 2024.