# Courttia Newland
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courttia newland (born 25 August 1973) is a British writer of Jamaican and Bajan heritage.
== Background ==
Newland grew up in Shepherd's Bush, west London, where he became a rapper and music producer who, together with friends, released a Drum n' Bass white label. In 1997 he published his first novel, The Scholar.
TBB Talks to ... Creator & Director of Small Axe Steve McQueen
The Small Axe series feature 5 films centred on British Caribbean history. Mangrove, Lovers Rock, Red White and Blue, Education and Alex Wheatle are dramas set across the 60-80s and show a never been seen before perspective.
Created by Academy & BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen renowned …
Screenwriter Courttia Newland - "Small Axe"
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, we chat with screenwriter Courttia Newland about his work on the Amazon anthology series "Small Axe" by Oscar winning director Steve McQueen. Newland discusse…
Good Brothers Lovers Rock
This episode we return to the Small Axe collection on Amazon Prime. Lovers Rock is a 2020 romance film directed by Steve McQueen and co-written by McQueen and Courttia Newland. Lovers Rock is also the unique genre of Reggae born from the West Indian communities of London and Manchester. We discuss…
Bernice L. McFadden and Courttia Newland
Two well-known authors read and talk about their
novels, newly published by Akashic Books.
Bernice McFadden's classic novel, Nowhere Is a Place,
isabout a young woman's journey of self-discovery and a road trip
with her mother, told from the young woman's and the mother's point of view.
McFad…
Patricia Highsmith, Robin McLean, Courttia Newland
Patricia Highsmith, Robin McLean, Courttia Newland
Courttia Newland: Alternate Possibilities
What would our world be like if colonisation never happened? Listen to Barbadian-Jamaican writer Courttia Newland break things down for us with his latest novel ' A River Called Time' in episode 5! We talk about African cosmology, technology, and how to reimagine possibilities.
Music Credit: Marve…
In Conversation with Courrtia Newland
Courttia Newland is a novelist, playwright and screenwriter. He has published nine works of fiction, including six novels and three short story collections. His latest collection of speculative fiction stories, Cosmogramma, and novel, A River Called Time, were published in 2021. As a screenwriter h…
S1 EP4: Inspired by Tolkien
This episode takes us on a journey through the world of fantasy literature and the legacy of one of its greatest pioneers. While fantasy certainly existed before Frodo, Gollum and Middle-earth, as soon as visionary author J.R.R. Tolkien picked up his pen, the genre was never the same again. Acclaim…
Black Writers in their own words | Cyclical Evolution
The Amplify Project. Black writers in their own words. We've invited writers for the stage, page and screen to tell us about themselves, their work, what inspires them and why they write. In this episode writers Patricia Cumper and Pauline Walker are joined by author, screenwriter, playwright, cre…
Shoot The Breeze Show: S15E11 Courttia Newland @CourttiaNewland; SUPACELL; London Film Festival in October
A talk programme dedicated to films and television shows, presented by Marcus Ako, Laura Sampson and David Campbell, on Resonance 104.4FM at 7pm (UK) on Fridays and repeats Tuesday 4pm.
Podcast episodes available from Monday afternoon around 12:30pm (UK)
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