The works in Brave New Words: The Power of Writing Now articulates 'brave new words' at the heart of battles against limitations on fundamental rights of citizenship, the closure of national borders, fake news, and an increasing reluctance to engage with critical democratic debate.

Contributors include Bernardine Evaristo, Eva Hoffman, Romesh Gunesekera, Githa Hariharan, James Kelman, Tabish Khair, Kei Miller, Blake Morrison, Mukoma wa Ngugi ,Hsiao-Hung Pai, Olumide Popoola Shivanee Ramlochan, Bina Shah, Raja Shehadeh and Marina Warner.