Without Prejudice: A collection of rediscovered works celebrating Black Britain curated by Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo

About Nicola Williams

Nicola Williams started her career as a barrister in private practice specialising in Criminal Law. She was a member of the first Independent Advisory Group to the Metropolitan Police Service (following recommendations arising from the Stephen Lawrence Report 1999). She has been a part-time Crown Court Judge since 2010. She is an active volunteer for the Speakers for Schools programme a charity which encourages young people from disadvantaged and under-represented communities to achieve their full career potential. Bernardine Evaristo MBE is the award-winning author of eight books of fiction and verse fiction that explore aspects of the African diaspora. Her novel Girl Woman Other made her the first black woman to win the Booker Prize in 2019 as well winning the Fiction Book of the Year Award at the British Book Awards in 2020 where she also won Author of the Year and the Indie Book Award. She also became the first woman of colour and black British writer to reach No.1 in the UK paperback fiction chart in 2020. Her writing spans reviews essays drama and radio and she has edited and guest-edited national publications including The Sunday Time's Style magazine. Her other awards and honours include an MBE in 2009. Bernardine is Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University London and President of the Royal Society of Literature. She lives in London with her husband. www.bevaristo.com