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Courttia NewlandCourttia NewlandBack | Genres | Bibliography | Prizes and awards | Author statement | Contact details | Related links | Printer-friendly version  
BiographyCourttia Newland was born in 1973 to parents of Caribbean heritage. In 1997, he published his first novel, The Scholar. Further critically acclaimed work followed, including Society Within (1999) and Snakeskin (2002).
He is the co-editor of the anthology IC3: The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain (2000) and has short stories featured in many other anthologies including The Time Out Book of London Short Stories: Vol 2 (2000) and England Calling:24 Stories for the 21st Century (2001).
His books include a novella, The Dying Wish (2006), and a collection of macabre short stories, Music for the Off-Key (2006). In 2007 he was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award.
His latest book, which he co-edited with Monique Roffey, is The Global Village (2009).    
  Genres (in alphabetical order)Drama, Fiction, Screenplay, Short stories     BibliographyThe Scholar Abacus, 1997 Society Within Abacus, 1999 IC3: The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain (co-editor with Kadija Sesay) Hamish Hamilton, 2000 The Time Out Book of London Short Stories: Vol 2 (contributor) Penguin, 2000 England Calling: 24 Stories for the 21st Century (contributor) Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001 Snakeskin Abacus, 2002 Music for the Off-Key (short stories) Peepal Tree Press, 2006 The Dying Wish (novella) Abacus, 2006 The Global Village (co-editor with Monique Roffey) Peepal Tree Press, 2009  
  Prizes and awards2007 Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award (shortlist)    
  Author statementHaving read all my life and found it a great source of pleasure, one thing had always bothered me - I never saw myself reflected in the pages of anything I read. This prompted me to write my first book and has kept me inspired to date! Telling untold stories keeps me alive.  
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