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Courttia Newland

Courttia Newland has published nine works of fiction including his debut, The Scholar. His latest book is a collection of speculative fiction stories, Cosmogramma, published by Canongate. His short stories have appeared in many anthologies, been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and included in Best of British Short Stories. He has been awarded the Tayner Barbers Award for science fiction writing and the Roland Rees Bursary for playwriting. He was an associate lecturer in creative writing at the University of Westminster and is completing a PhD in creative writing. As a screenwriter, he has written two feature-length films for the Steve McQueen BBC series Small Axe, of which Lovers Rock was jury selected for Cannes, and opened New York Film Fest 2020. Small Axe won the LA Critics Circle Award 2020 for Best Picture.