ICA18 Shortlisted Nominee.
Lifetime Achiever Award
Stephen Bourne is a social historian who specialises in black heritage and gay culture. As noted by the BBC among others, Stephen “has discovered many stories that have remained untold for years.” Bonnie Greer, the acclaimed playwright and critic, says: “Stephen brings great natural scholarship and passion to a largely hidden story. He is highly accessible, accurate and surprising. You always walk away from his work knowing something that you didn’t know, that you didn’t even expect.” One of his most popular books, Black Poppies – Britain’s Black Community and the Great War (2014), has taken Stephen to over 80 venues and events including the 2018 Army BAME Conference. Stephen is also the author of the acclaimed Fighting Proud (2017), in which he explored the lives of gay men in the two world wars.