Jendella Benson

Jendella Benson is a British-Nigerian writer and editor from Birmingham, now based in London. Her debut novel Hope and Glory will be published in April 2022 in the UK and the US and her short story Kindle was published in The Book of Birmingham collection. She is Head of Editorial at Black Ballad – the award-winning digital media platform and online community for black women in the UK and beyond.

Jendella has a background in photography and filmmaking and her visual work has featured in the Guardian, on BuzzFeed and been exhibited internationally, most notably at the House of Commons, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, and at the International Center of Photography in New York as part of ICP Projected in May 2018.

Jendella is a TEDx speaker who has also appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Women’s Hour, as well as speaking at various universities and conferences.