Courttia Newland
British novelist and short-story writer whose fiction explores Black British life in West London with gritty realism and speculative possibility. The Scholar and A River Called Time are among his most celebrated works. He is a key voice in contemporary Black British literature.
Works
- The ScholarA young man navigates Jamaican spirituality, education, and survival in London's underworld
- Society WithinA woman confronts gang culture, motherhood, and belonging in urban London neighbourhoods
- A River Called TimeA traveller journeys through a speculative London where history and futurity interweave
- Musical YouthYoung Black musicians navigate identity, drugs, and violence in contemporary London
- Peptide