Emily Kenway is a writer and sociologist (PhD) based in the UK.

She is the author of two books: The Truth about Modern Slavery (2021) and Who Cares: the hidden crisis of caregiving and how we solve it (2023). The latter was a finalist for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing. She is represented by the RCW literary agency.

In journalism, Emily writes long and short-form articles on social issues and subcultures for the Guardian, Literary Hub, Times Literary Supplement, Vittles, Good Housekeeping, Grazia, openDemocracy, the Independent and more. Please click here for examples. She also writes fiction and poetry.

Her research has focused on exploitation/human trafficking, the sex industry, homelessness and unpaid care. Learn about those projects here.

Emily gives frequent lectures and talks on her topics of expertise and interest. In recent years, these have included appearances at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester and Edinburgh; for institutions and charities including Liberty, Southwark Cathedral, Amnesty International, Carers UK and the Humanists; and at many bookshops and literary festivals.

She has also appeared in the media for many years, including for the BBC, Sky, Times Radio, LBC, CNN (USA), Amanpour & Co (USA) and on many podcasts of various types. Clips/episodes of several of these are available.

To get in touch with Emily, for example to invite her to speak, for her fee guide or for an official biography for reproduction, please click here.