Winning Ways - Free Event

Brighton Book Festival invite you to come and meet footballer and Premier League Young Writers Award Winner, Jeriah Boateng who will be joined by a very special guest.

Jeriah Boateng, an 11-year-old from Croydon, is a passionate footballer and writer. An attacking forward for Brighton & Hove Albion’s academy since the age of 7, Jeriah has big dreams both on and off the pitch.  Jeriah has set up his own publishing house, Legacy Line Publishers and hopes to help other children write their books as well as write more books of his own. Through his writing, Jeriah hopes to inspire young footballers and readers by sharing his story and highlighting the challenges of dealing with racism in football.

This will be the Brighton launch of his  first book Back In Time.

 Listen in as Jeriah talks about his winning ways, his budding careers as an author and a footballer. What was the inspiration behind his first book and what does the future hold for him?

How does he balance football, being an author, homework and chores?!

Jeriah will be answering all your questions and signing his award winning book