Celebrating Caribbean Folktales and Windrush histories

Part of What the Folk? Fest from Saturday 13 – Sunday 21 June 2026.

With a sprinkle of sunshine and a dash of sea breeze, journey with Wendy Shearer across the Caribbean sea to meet tricksters, shapeshifters and protectors of the islands.

In this reading and talk, you will hear first-hand accounts from children of the Windrush generation, sharing their storytelling memories and experiences of arriving and settling in the UK.

Image credit: Benedict Johnson

About Wendy Shearer

Wendy Shearer is a performance storyteller, oral historian and writer of Guyanese heritage. She is the author of Caribbean Folktales: Stories from the Islands and the Windrush Generation and two books for children: African and Caribbean Folktales, Myths and Legends and Spooky Stories of the World.