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Courttia Newland (25 August 1973) is a British writer of Jamaican and Bajan heritage.

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. Further critically acclaimed^{[by whom?]} work followed, including Society Within and Snakeskin.^{[citation needed]}

In 2000 he co-edited the anthology IC3: The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain, and his short stories have featured in many other anthologies including The Time Out Book of London Short Stories: Vol 2 and England Calling:24 Stories for the 21st Century.

Newland tours extensively for the British Council, and has been writer-in-residence for Trinity College, Dublin and Georgetown University, Washington DC. He is currently^[when?] a writer-in-residence for the charity First Story. He has taught creative writing workshops and performed readings in countries as diverse as Russia, Gambia, and Singapore.^{[citation needed]}

He was shortlisted for the 2007 Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award.

His latest book, which he co-edited with Monique Roffey, is The Global Village (2009).

• The Scholar (London: Abacus, 1997)
• Society Within (London: Abacus, 1999)
• Snakeskin (London: Abacus, 2002)
• The Dying Wish: A James and Sinclair Mystery (London: Abacus 2006)
• Music for the Off-Key: 12 Macabre Short Stories (London: Peepal Tree Press, 2006)
• The Global Village (2009).

• Estates of Mind, London, The Post Office Theatre, July 1998;
• Women of Troy 2099, London, The Post Office Theatre, 31 July 1999;
• The Far Side, London, The Tricycle Theatre, Summer 13 August 2000; London, The Tabernacle Community Centre, 22 October 2001;
• Mother’s Day, Hammersmith, The Lyric Theatre, 16 September 2002;
• B is for Black, London, Oval House Theatre, 14 October 2003;
• Whistling Maggie, London, Oval House Theatre Upstairs, 29 November 2005; different production 13 June 2006;
• Sweet Yam Kisses, Hammersmith, The Lyric Theatre, 11 February 2006.

• An Age Old Problem, 10-minute motion picture, Brent Youth Arts Service Crime Diversion Project, Massive Video, 1996;
• Rage, 10-minute motion picture, written and directed by Newland, Massive Video, 1997;

• “Piece of My Mind,” in Disco 2000, edited by Sarah Champion (London: Scepter, 1998), pp. 217–264;
• “The Great White Hate,” in Afrobeat: New Black British Fiction, edited by Patsy Antoine (London: Pulp Faction, 1999), pp. 29–36;
• “A Hard Crossing to Bear,” in Playing Sidney Poitier and other stories, edited by Catherine Johnson (London: S.A.K.S. Publications, 1999), pp. 115–123;
• “Complexion Does Not Maketh the (Black) Man,” in New Writing 8, edited by Tibor Fischer and Lawrence Norfolk (London: Vintage, 1999), pp. 382–393;
• “His Healing Hands,” in The Rites of Spring: New Writing from London, edited by Nicholas Royle (London: 4th Estate, 2000), pp. 97–112;
• IC3: The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain, edited by Newland and Kadija Sesay (London: Penguin/ London: Hamish Hamilton, 2000);
• “Suicide Note,” in The Time Out Book of London Short Stories. Volume 2, edited by Nicholas Royle (London: Penguin, 2000), pp. 268–290;
• “Sound of the Drums,” in England Calling (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001), pp. 269–281;
• “A Tale of Two Tribes” in Time Out London Walks, Vol. 2, edited by Andrew White (London: Penguin, 2001), p. 240-247;
• “On My Bookshelf,” featured essay series, in Sable: A LitMag for Writers (London: SAKS Publications), beginning in Spring 2001;
• “Ledbury Street,” in Voices for Peace, edited by Anna Kiernan (London: Scribners, 2001), p. 15;
• “Flight of Freedom,” in Chris Ofili: Freedom One Day, edited by Newland (London: Victoria Miro Gallery, 2002), n.p.;
• Tell Tales, Volume I: Short Story Anthology, edited by Newland and Nii Ayikwei Parkes (London: Tell Tales, 2004);
• Tell Tales, The Anthology of Short Stories, edited by Newland and Rajeev Balasubramanyam (London: Tell Tales, 2005);
• “Notes from New Land,” short essay series, in Sable: A LitMag for Writers (London: SAKS Publications), beginning in Summer 2006;
• “Smile, Mannequin, Smile,” in So, What Kept You?, edited by Claire Malcolm and Margaret Wilkinson (Newcastle: Flambard Press, 2006), pp. 113–132;
• “The Double Room,” in The Mechanic’s Institute Review, edited by Julia Bell (London: MIR, 2006), pp. 245–264.
• SELECTED PUBLICATIONS—UNCOLLECTED: "The Depth of Perception,” 18 January 2000, available online at http://www.myvillage.co.uk/urbanfactor/essays.htm (accessed 20 May 2007).

• Interview
• Interview with Courttia Newland
• Courttia Newland's website

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