taught creative writing workshops and performed readings in countries as diverse as Russia, Gambia, and Singapore. He was a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the London College of Communication (2003–2004). With Tania Hershman, he co-authored the guide Writing Short Stories: A Writers' and Artists' Companion (Bloomsbury, 2015). Newland was a co-writer for Steve McQueen's five-part anthology film series Small Axe, broadcast in November 2020. Awards and recognition Newland was shortlisted for the 2007 Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award, the 2010 Alfred Fagon Award and longlisted for the 2011 Frank O'Connor Award. In 2016, he was awarded the Tayner Barbers Award for science fiction writing and the Roland Rees Bursary for playwriting. In 2022, Newland's novel A River Called Time was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Books The Scholar, novel (London: Abacus, 1997; Little, Brown, 2001, ) Society Within, novel (London: Abacus, 1999; Little, Brown, 2000, ) Snakeskin, novel (London: Abacus, 2002) The Dying Wish: A James and Sinclair Mystery, novella (London: Abacus, 2006) Music for the Off-Key: 12 Macabre Short Stories, short-story collection (London: Peepal Tree Press, 2006, ) The Global Village (2009) A Book of Blues, short-story collection (Flambard Press, 2011, ) The Gospel According to Cane, novel (Saqi, 2013, ) A River Called Time, novel (Canongate Books, 2021, ) Cosmogramma (Canongate Books, 2021, ) Play productions Estates of Mind, London, The Post Office Theatre, July 1998; Women of Troy 2099, London, The Post Office Theatre, 31 July 1999; The Far Side, London, The Tricycle Theatre, Summer 13 August 2000; London, The Tabernacle Community Centre, 22 October 2001; Mother’s Day, Hammersmith, The Lyric Theatre, 16 September 2002; B is for Black, London, Oval House Theatre, 14 October 2003; Whistling Maggie, London, Oval House Theatre Upstairs, 29 November 2005; different production 13 June 2006; Sweet Yam Kisses, Hammersmith, The Lyric Theatre, 11 February 2006. Look to the Sky, National Tour, October–November 2011 Produced stories An Age Old Problem, 10-minute motion picture, Brent Youth Arts Service Crime Diversion Project, Massive Video, 1996; Rage, 10-minute motion picture, written and directed by Newland, Massive Video, 1997; Further reading Bentley, Nick. "Courttia Newland, Society Within". In Contemporary British Fiction (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2008), 75–83. . References External links Richard Marshall, "A Little Bit More Upstairs: An Interview with Courttia Newland", 3 AM Magazine, 2002. Dzifa Benson, Interview with Courttia Newland, itzcaribbean.com, 7 May 2006. Ashish Ghadiali, "Interview |