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‘Pleasure and invigoration’: Diana Evans wins UK’s Jhalak prose prize

Awards for prose, children’s writing and poetry, for writers of colour in UK and Ireland, come with £1,000

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10

Women’s Prize for Fiction unveils 2025 shortlist featuring four debut novelists tackling identity, history and self-discovery

The category is dominated by new voices, joined by previous nominees Miranda July and Elizabeth Stout

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025

Conflict, imperialism, escape and the rise of Big Tech feature in Women’s Prize for Fiction 2025 longlist

Books by renowned authors including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie are among the works selected by a panel of expert judges, along with nine debut writers

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025

Literary escapes! 10 top London authors on their summer must-reads

Classic romance novels, epic sci-fi, poetic prose — Alex Peake-Tomkinson quizzes writers from Jessie Burton to Diana Evans on their all-time favourite literary escapes

Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2023

Escape to the page: An online creative writing retreat with Guardian Masterclasses

Our unmissable creative writing retreat is back for a second year – with fresh content, award-winning novelists, dedicated creative time and a community of fellow writers to help you put pen to paper and write

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2023

Can a monarchy sit easy in modern Britain?

With the queen gone, Charles faces an uphill battle to convince a struggling public this is all still worth it, writes Diana Evans

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Shy by Max Porter and Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld.

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

A House for Alice by Diana Evans review – a follow-up with fire and fury

London life after Grenfell is powerfully portrayed in this sequel-of-sorts to Ordinary People

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023

A House for Alice by Diana Evans review – vivid tale of a homesick matriarch

Three middle-aged sisters grapple with their mother’s imminent return to Nigeria in this immersive domestic drama of becoming and belonging in post-Grenfell London

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023