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Candice Carty-Williams

Candice Carty-Williams is a Senior Marketing Executive at Vintage. In 2016, she created and launched the Guardian and 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize, which aims to find, champion, and celebrate Black, Asian, and minority ethnic writers.

Awards: Nibbies (2020) see all

Genres: Literary Fiction

Novels

   Queenie (2019)
   Empress & Aniya (2021)
   People Person (2022)

Series contributed to

Quick Reads 2020
Notting Hill Carnival (2020)

Non fiction show

Books containing stories by Candice Carty-Williams

Dear NHS (2020)
100 Stories to Say Thank You
edited by
Adam Kay

Awards

	2020 British Book Award Overall Book of the Year : Queenie
	2020 British Book Award Debut Book of the Year : Queenie

Award nominations

2019 Costa Book Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Queenie

Candice Carty-Williams recommends

The Library Thief (2024)
Kuchenga Shenjé
"A tantalising read that swells with secrecy and intrigue. It's hard to believe that Kuchenga Shenje writes of the past, and not of the present. A beautifully and skilfully written debut."

Small Worlds (2023)
Caleb Azumah Nelson
"A novel that feels as intimate as it does expansive; Caleb Azumah Nelson has given to us a love story that goes beyond two people. Instead, there are no bounds to his exploration of exactly what the heart can feel. Beautiful, unforgettable and all-consuming."

The Mess We're In (2023)
Annie Macmanus
"A writer whose understanding and capturing of human nature comes as easily to her as breathing."