Bernardine Evaristo
@bernardineevari
Writer. Booker & British Book Awards. Professor of Creative Writing, Brunel University of London.
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Hotting up the publicity before the #mrloverman series, adapted by Nathaniel Price drops on BBC 1 tomorrow at 9pm, but you can watch all eps back to back on BBC iPlayer from then. I've written an essay in the Guardian about writing the novel Penguin Books UK, published 2013; AND
A wonderful review of Mr Loverman, the 8-part drama series brilliantly adapted by Nathaniel Price from my 2013 Penguin Books UK novel. Thx! Fable Pictures BBC One Sony Pictures UK 🎬. Starring Lennie James #TheWalkingDead, Sharon D Clarke, ariyon bakare Bakare, Tamara Lawrence, Sharlene
Looking forward to introducing this event next week! Where I'll also announce another project live at the venue. Royal Society of Literature in partnership with Speaking Volumes @speaking-volumes.bsky.social, who have long produced all kinds of innovative performance, print & production events. (No comments,
Love this! Please RT & share privately with people you know. The Guardian requesting feedback from black & LGBTQ+ viewers to #MrLoverman BBC One Fable Pictures. Mondays at 9pm but the entire series is available to watch on BBC iPlayer theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…
End of an era! I've now completed my 4-year tenure as President of Rose Bruford College College of Theatre & Performance & attended the fantastic installation of the leading actor, Ray Fearon, as the new President. I graduated in '82 from the College, and he did in the '90s. Feat in
This Friday, when I'll be announcing a new literary prize Royal Society of Literature!
Dua Lipa DUA LIPA is a great supporter of writers & literature. Here are my five poetry book choices for her Service95 cultural website. I could have added another 50 but went for some personal faves Roger Robinson joelle taylor Caleb momtaza mehri 💆🏾♀️ & Mapping the Future
Last night we celebrated today’s launch of #Murakami’s new book ‘The City and its Uncertain Walls’ at a packed special event Foyles Bookshop. Thank you to all who came along to toast its success with sake and green tea 🍵 #HarukiMurakami
I'll be teaching novel writing on the Creative Writing MA Brunel University of London University of London next year. It's the only place I teach & we'll be digging deep into craft & deconstructing some great novels. Recent grads include Kirsty Capes whose 3rd novel, Girls, was published this
Currently chairing the Global Black Women's Manuscript Prize - filling in the gaps by finding the next generation of non-fiction writers & original thinkers - for Cassava Republic publishers. Here's the shortlist. #cassavarepublic writingafrica.com/global-black-w…
Very proud of Kirsty Capes who published her third novel, Girls, last May (Orion Publishing). She studied for her Creative Writing BA, MA and PhD at Brunel University of London University of London. I was the creative supervisor for her PhD - writing her debut novel, CARELESS (2021), which was
You can find the first teacher guide for Girl Woman Other here! Very useful for school teachers and university lecturers. It became an A Level set text in 2022. Collins Secondary #girlwomanother collins.co.uk/products/97800…
As Chair of this prize, I couldn't be more delighted that we chose Cherise Morris with her gem of a manuscript, the cosmic matter of black lives! Look out for it when Cassava Republic publishes it!
The Royal Society of Literature Royal Society of Literature released a Statement of FACTS two days ago. Remember them? Pls RT. Thx. rsliterature.org
The TV adaptation of my novel Mr Loverman has just garnered THREE BAFTA nominations for its leads, Lennie James (who won the Royal Television Society Best Lead Actor this week for the part), Sharon D. Clarke and Ariyon Bakare. So deserving for their incredible performances. Fingers crossed