Yinka Sunmonu (born 1962) is a British writer and journalist.
Life
Yinka Sunmonu was born in 1962 in
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
. She gained a BA in English, African and Caribbean Studies and a MA in creative and life writing from
Goldsmiths' College.
Sunmonu contributed a story to the 1999 anthology ''
Afrobeat: New Black British Fiction''.
Her first novel, ''Cherish'', followed the conflicts of a Nigerian girl privately fostered by a white family.
An expert on
adoption
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal adoptions permanently transfer all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from ...
and
fostering in the
black community,
Sunmonu has also written on
dementia care
As populations age, caring for people with dementia has become more common. Elderly caregiving may consist of formal care and informal care. Formal care involves the services of community and medical partners, while informal care involves the s ...
in the black community.
[Sunomnu]
Should I Put My Elderly Relative In A Care Home?
''The Voice'', 24 January 2016. Accessed 30 August 2020. She has written for ''Aspire Magazine'', ''
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurit ...
'', ''
Community Care
''Community Care'' is a British trade magazine for the social care industry previously published by Reed Business Information Ltd. From 2017 it is part of the Mark Allen Group.
''Community Care'' was launched in 1974. It is now entirely online. ...
'', ''Woman to Woman'', ''
The Voice'', ''Foster Care'' and ''
Adoption & Fostering
''Adoption & Fostering'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on adoption and foster care. It was established in 1977 and is published by SAGE Publications
SAGE Publishing, formerly SAGE Publications, is an America ...
''.
Works
* 'Why black carers are deterred from adoption'. ''Adoption & Fostering'', Vol. 24, Issue 1 (April 2000), pp. 59–60.
* ''Cherish''. London: Mango Publishing, 2003.
References
1962 births
Living people
Black British journalists
English women journalists
English women novelists
Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London
Black British women writers
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