Queenie

Candice Carty-Williams was born in south London in 1989. She is a showrunner, culture writer and author of Book of the Year Award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling “Queenie,” as well as the young adult novella “Empress and Aniya,” and the Sunday Times bestselling “People Person.” In 2016, Carty-Williams created and launched the Guardian and 4th Estate Short Story Prize for Underrepresented Writers, the first inclusive initiative of its kind in book publishing.

Carty-Williams is a former Guardian review books columnist and has also written for Vogue, i-D, The Face, the Sunday Times, BEAT Magazine, Black Ballad and many more publications. “Queenie” received global acclaim and was described as “vital, disarmingly honest and boldly political.”

“Queenie” has been adapted for Hulu and Channel 4, and her original drama, the critically and culturally acclaimed “Champion,” was released on BBC One in 2023 and Netflix in January 2024.

“Queenie” streams later this year on Hulu.