Amy Z Glass
Amy is a Mexican-American writer from Austin, Texas, a producer and arts leader. She is the Founder and CEO of
Writing Our Legacy CIC, an Arts Council England National Portfolio organisation that supports Black, Asian and ethnically diverse writers across Sussex and the South East.
Writing our Legacy
For more than 20 years, Amy has worked in the arts and heritage sector, creating opportunities for writers whose stories are often overlooked. Through mentoring, workshops, publishing and public events, Writing Our Legacy helps ensure that diverse voices are not only heard but recorded as part of the region’s cultural life.
Amy supports contemporary writers to shape the present and future record. Together, these efforts strengthen understanding of the city’s diverse heritage, past and present.
Writing Our Legacy has also delivered workshops and engagement sessions for the Brighton and Hove City Council BME forum, creating space for reflection, discussion and creative expression. These sessions have helped support staff members to explore identity, heritage and lived experience.
The writers Amy supports are part of a longer Sussex literary story that includes Grace Nichols, the Commonwealth Poetry Prize-winning poet who has lived in Lewes since 1977, and her partner John Agard, whose poems are studied in schools across the country. Their presence in Sussex, alongside Amy's work, shows that Black and diverse literary voices have deep roots in this region.
Contribution
Amy’s contribution lies in building a platform where Brighton’s diverse communities can write themselves into the story of the city.
Learn more about Amy Zamarripa Solis and the work of
Writing Our Legacy
