Candice Carty-Williams
Candice Carty-Williams | |
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| Born | 21 July 1989 London, England |
| Alma mater | University of Sussex |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, journalist, columnist |
| Notable work | Queenie (2019) |
| Awards | 2019 Blackwell's Debut Author of the Year Book of the Year (Queenie) |
| Website | candicecartywilliams |
Candice Carty-Williams (born 21 July 1989) is a British writer, best known for her 2019 debut novel, Queenie. She has written for publications including The Guardian, i-D, Vogue, The Sunday Times, BEAT Magazine, and Black Ballad, and is a contributor to the anthology New Daughters of Africa (2019), edited by Margaret Busby.
At the British Book Awards in June 2020 Carty-Williams became the first black woman to win the "Book of the Year" accolade, for her novel Queenie.