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Diana Evans


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Diana Evans is a graduate of the University of East Anglia's Creative Writing MA and has published short fiction in a number of anthologies. She has worked as a journalist and arts critic for Marie Claire, the Evening Standard, The Source and Pride magazine, and writes regularly for the Independent and the Stage. She lives in West London.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
February 2025

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I Want to Talk to You
 
Novels
   26a (2005)
   The Wonder (2009)
   Ordinary People (2018)
   A House for Alice (2023)
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Diana Evans recommends
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The Three of Us (2023)
Ore Agbaje-Williams
"An astute, composed and quietly hilarious observation of identity, marriage and friendship from a unique storyteller."
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Small Worlds (2023)
Caleb Azumah Nelson
"Touching, heartfelt, and musically rich."
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The Nigerwife (2023)
Vanessa Walters
"Evokes skillfully the atmosphere of a wealthy life by the Lagos Lagoon . . . A shimmering success."

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Anthologies containing stories by Diana Evans
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IC3 (2021)
The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain
edited by
Courttia Newland and Kadija Sesay

Awards
Betty Trask Award Best First Novel nominee (2005) : 26a
Whitbread Prize Best First Novel nominee (2005) : 26a
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (2019) : Ordinary People
Women's Prize For Fiction Best Novel nominee (2019) : Ordinary People


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