Win big with our first anniversary giveaway!
Get your hands on over 30 prizes to mark one year of Mixed Messages
Hello subscribers,
I bet you weren’t expecting to hear from Mixed Messages today!
Over the past year, I have spoken to reality TV stars, authors, musicians, comedians, politicians, actors and more, exploring what mixed identity feels like across different ages, classes, locations and mindsets.
I have learned that mixed people are some of the most open and curious people in the world, and unlearned my own expectations of how I expect mixed people to think.
I feel grateful to run this platform every single day, and to thank you all for joining me over the past year, I’m running a bumper first anniversary giveaway. With over 30 products linked to past and future guests, including books, beauty products, clothing goody bags, art and more, I’m thrilled to be able to say that the giveaway is now open!
To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is:
Follow @mixedmessagesnewsletter on Instagram
Like the giveaway post below
Tag two friends who’d also want to win this epic prize
It’s one entry per person, but if you’re subscribed to this newsletter (which I assume you are, if you’re reading this email…) you’ll get a bonus entry.
The giveaway, which is open to UK residents only, closes on Sunday 5th September at 11.59pm, with the winner announced the following week, so get your entries in now!
3rd prize will win…
Afterlove - Tanya Byrne, courtesy of Hachette Kids
Splinters of Sunshine - Patrice Lawrence, courtesy of Hachette Kids
The Dark Lady - Akala, courtesy of Hachette Kids
The Black Flamingo - Dean Atta, courtesy of Hachette Kids
Millennial Black and Anti Racist Ally - Sophie Williams, courtesy of HarperCollins
Mukoomi CBD Eye Serum, courtesy of Priyanka Yoshikawa and Mukoomi
2nd prize will win…
SIGNED Lives Like Mine - Eva Verde, courtesy of Simon & Schuster
Afterlove - Tanya Byrne, courtesy of Hachette Kids
Splinters of Sunshine - Patrice Lawrence, courtesy of Hachette Kids
The Dark Lady - Akala, courtesy of Hachette Kids
The Black Flamingo - Dean Atta, courtesy of Hachette Kids
Millennial Black and Anti Racist Ally - Sophie Williams, courtesy of HarperCollins
Mukoomi CBD Eye Serum, courtesy of Priyanka Yoshikawa and Mukoomi
1st prize will win…
Print by Elyssa Rider
T-shirt from Jassa Ahluwalia’s #BothNotHalf collection, courtesy of Jassa
Bad Bear UK goody bag, courtesy of Raurie Williams (better known on Instagram as @nohun)
Get Jiggy Julianus print and 1st Floor mug from Adam Nathaniel Furman, courtesy of Adam, Kiosk N1C and Coal Drops Yard
Two-week supply of The Turmeric Co shots, courtesy of Thomas Hal Robson-Kanu
£15 Netflix gift card to watch Amanza Smith on Selling Sunset
SIGNED Hijab and Red Lipstick - Yousra Samir
Are We Home Yet? - Katy Massey
The Space Between Black and White - Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith
Mixed-Race Superman - Will Harris
Mixed/Other - Natalie Morris, courtesy of Trapeze and Orion
Raceless - Georgina Lawton, courtesy of Little Brown
Biracial Britain - Dr Remi Adekoya, courtesy of Little Brown
What’s Mine and Yours - Naima Coster, courtesy of Trapeze
Southbound - Anjali Enjeti, courtesy of University of Georgia Press
The Joy of Being Selfish and Am I Ugly? - Michelle Elman, courtesy of Head of Zeus and Welbeck Publishing
The Fat Lady Sings - Jacqueline Roy, courtesy of Penguin
The Discomfort Zone - Farrah Storr, courtesy of Piatkus and Little Brown
Burgerz - Travis Alabanza, courtesy of Bloomsbury
SIGNED Lives Like Mine - Eva Verde, courtesy of Simon & Schuster
Afterlove - Tanya Byrne, courtesy of Hachette Kids
Splinters of Sunshine - Patrice Lawrence, courtesy of Hachette Kids
The Dark Lady - Akala, courtesy of Hachette Kids
The Black Flamingo - Dean Atta, courtesy of Hachette Kids
Millennial Black and Anti Racist Ally - Sophie Williams, courtesy of HarperCollins
Mukoomi CBD Eye Serum, courtesy of Priyanka Yoshikawa and Mukoomi
A huge thank you to my past and future guests, publishers and PR companies for providing many of these wonderful prizes. Some prizes have been paid for with my own money. Some prizes may not be the exact items pictured.
Good luck!
To mark the first anniversary of Mixed Messages, the tables were turned and I was interviewed by the wonderful Natalie Morris (previous guest and author of Mixed/Other). Subscribe to get Mixed Messages in your inbox on Monday.
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Mixed Messages is a weekly exploration of the mixed-race experience, from me, Isabella Silvers. My mom is Punjabi Indian (by way of East Africa) and my dad is White British, but finding my place between these two cultures hasn’t always been easy. That’s why I started Mixed Messages, where each week I’ll speak to a prominent mixed voice to delve into what it really feels like to be mixed.