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Bread Alone : What happens when we run out of working-class writers? - Kate Pasola

Bread Alone

What happens when we run out of working-class writers?

By: Kate Pasola (Editor)

Paperback | 9 March 2026

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You've heard the damning statistics: the number of working-class creatives has halved since the 1970s; 80% of journalists come from upper-class backgrounds; 78% of working-class writers say their background has hindered their careers. In this essay collection, 33 writers tell their side of the story.

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