S. I. Martin
S. I. Martin (born 24 April 1961) is a British author, historian, journalist and teacher, specialising in
Martin is a patron of Humanists UK.[7]
Life
Steven Ian Martin was born on 24 April 1961 in Bedford, England,[1][8] his parents settled having arrived in Britain from Antigua in 1954, and Martin received his education at Bedford Modern School.[8]
Martin's work is focused on
Martin's first novel, Incomparable World (1996), charts the fate of three black exiles living in 18th-century London.[9] His work of non-fiction, Britain's Slave Trade, was written for Channel 4 to tie in with its four-part documentary series, Windrush, produced by Trevor Phillips.[10]
In 2007 Martin's novel for children, Jupiter Williams, was published.[11] It tells a contradictory tale of privilege and dispossession of a boy who lives at the African Academy in Clapham, London in 1800, the son of a wealthy Sierra Leone family.[12] Cesar Picton is a character in the novel.[13] The sequel, Jupiter Amidships, was published in 2009 and follows Jupiter and his brother who are trapped by a pressgang before boarding their home ship to Sierra Leone.[14]
Aside from authorship, Martin actively promotes the knowledge of
Martin lives and works in South London.[1]
Selected bibliography
- Incomparable World: A Novel. Published by Quartet Books, London, 1996[17]
- Britain's Slave Trade, London: Channel 4 Books, 1999[10]
- Jupiter Williams, London: Hodder Children's Books, 2007[18]
- Jupiter Amidships, London: Hodder Children's, 2009.[19]
References
- ^ a b c d e "S. I. Martin – British Council Literature". British Council. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "S I Martin". Hachette Children's Books. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "S. I. Martin". Historic Naval Fiction. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ a b "TEXT: Writers in schools: Writers profiles". cripplegate.org. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Black History Month 2014: Exploring the Black contribution to World War One". Greater London Authority. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "– British History in depth: Your Local Slave Trade History". BBC – History. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Three new patrons for Humanists UK: S I Martin, Sarah Hall, and James Forder". Humanists UK. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Leila Kamali (January 2009). "S.I. Martin, April 24, 1961–". Academia.edu. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: Incomparable World by S. I. Martin, Author George Braziller $22.5 (213p) ISBN 978-0-8076-1436-5". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ OCLC 41547461. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ISBN 9781444905533. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ Kate Agnew (13 November 2007). "Critics' choice". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- OCLC 153555023. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "S I Martin – Jupiter Amidships". Hachette Children's Books. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "English Heritage to host national conference on commemorative plaques, February 2010 – English Heritage". wired-gov.net. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Black Cultural Archives". bcaheritage.tumblr.com.
- OCLC 1247581639– via Open WorldCat.
- OCLC 852000491– via Open WorldCat.
- OCLC 317254743. Retrieved 28 May 2015.