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Courttia Newland in conversation with Sanjida O’Connell

From his acclaimed debut novel, through the years of being overlooked to becoming, once again, an author in demand.
27th October, 2021
Photo by Robert Huggins
'I was still thinking, well, can I do this continuously? What if I just had one book in me and that was it?'
Courttia Newland

Courttia Newland

Author, screenwriter, playwright, creative writing tutor, literary activist

Sanjida O’Connell

Sanjida O’Connell

Dr Sanjida O’Connell has written four non-fiction books and eight novels.

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