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'''Yara Rodrigues Fowler''' is a British novelist of [[Brazilians|Brazilian]] origin. A Londoner by upbringing, she made her literary debut with the novel ''Stubborn Archivist'' in 2019, a novel she describes as "realist" and "natural ... [since it reflects] everyday life".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Withjack |first=Cindy |date=2019-06-10 |title=A Conversation with Yara Rodrigues Fowler, Author of Stubborn Archivist |url=https://www.litromagazine.com/literature/a-conversation-with-yara-rodrigues-fowler-author-of-stubborn-archivist/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Litro Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> She was nominated for the ''[[Sunday Times]]'' Young Writer of the Year award, and she was also named by the ''[[Financial Times]]'' as one of “the planet’s 30 most exciting young people”.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-11-08 |title=The change-makers — 30 of the planet’s most exciting young people |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/359f6390-00c3-11ea-be59-e49b2a136b8d |access-date=2023-08-08}}</ref> Her new novel ''there are more things'' appeared in 2022. It was nominated for the [[Goldsmiths Prize]] and the [[Orwell Prize for Fiction]], and it was also a ''Sunday Times'' Fiction Book of the Year. In 2023, she was named by ''[[Granta Magazine]]'' in their decennial list of best young British novelists.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woodhouse |first=Ellys |date=2022-10-28 |title=Yara Rodrigues Fowler: “I wanted to disorient the Anglophone reader” |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2022/10/yara-rodrigues-fowler-anglophone-reader-goldsmiths-prize |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=New Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023 |title=Granta Unveils Next Generation Of British Novelists: Once-in-a-decade Best of Young British Novelists list displays striking new directions in British culture |work=[[Granta]] |url=https://granta.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/G163-press-release.pdf}}</ref>
'''Yara Rodrigues Fowler''' is a British novelist of [[Brazilians|Brazilian]] origin. A Londoner by upbringing, she made her literary debut with the novel ''Stubborn Archivist'' in 2019, a novel she describes as "realist" and "natural ... [since it reflects] everyday life".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Withjack |first=Cindy |date=2019-06-10 |title=A Conversation with Yara Rodrigues Fowler, Author of Stubborn Archivist |url=https://www.litromagazine.com/literature/a-conversation-with-yara-rodrigues-fowler-author-of-stubborn-archivist/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Litro Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>


She was nominated for the ''[[Sunday Times]]'' Young Writer of the Year award, and she was also named by the ''[[Financial Times]]'' as one of “the planet’s 30 most exciting young people”.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-11-08 |title=The change-makers — 30 of the planet’s most exciting young people |url=https://www.ft.com/content/359f6390-00c3-11ea-be59-e49b2a136b8d |access-date=2023-08-08 |work=Financial Times}}</ref> In 2023, she was named by ''[[Granta Magazine]]'' in their decennial list of best young British novelists.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woodhouse |first=Ellys |date=2022-10-28 |title=Yara Rodrigues Fowler: “I wanted to disorient the Anglophone reader” |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2022/10/yara-rodrigues-fowler-anglophone-reader-goldsmiths-prize |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=New Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023 |title=Granta Unveils Next Generation Of British Novelists: Once-in-a-decade Best of Young British Novelists list displays striking new directions in British culture |url=https://granta.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/G163-press-release.pdf |work=[[Granta]]}}</ref>
A political activist, she also worked on boosting youth turnout in the 2017 UK general election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/apr/23/yara-rodrigues-fowler-revolution-thats-what-im-hungry-for|title=Yara Rodrigues Fowler: ‘Revolution – that’s what I’m hungry for’|first=Anthony|last=Cummins|date=April 23, 2022|work=The Guardian}}</ref>

==Career==

===''Stubborn Archivist'' (2019)===
Her first novel, ''Stubborn Archivist'', was published in 2019. It was longlisted for the [[Dylan Thomas Prize]] (2020)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-24 |title=Here’s the 2020 longlist for the £30,000 Dylan Thomas Prize. |url=https://lithub.com/heres-the-2020-longlist-for-the-30000-dylan-thomas-prize/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=Literary Hub |language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[Desmond Elliott Prize]] (2019)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Desmond Elliott Prize 2019: The Longlist |url=https://www.lovereading.co.uk/blog/the-desmond-elliott-prize-2019-8221 |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=www.lovereading.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>. Yara was named one of The Observer’s ‘hottest-tipped’ debut novelists of 2019 and was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year 2019.

===''there are more things'' (2022)===
Her latest novel ''there are more things'' was published in 2022. It was nominated for the [[Goldsmiths Prize]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Prize |url=https://www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-prize/prize2022/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=Goldsmiths, University of London |language=en}}</ref> and the [[Orwell Prize for Fiction]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Orwell Prizes 2022: The Finalists {{!}} The Orwell Foundation |url=https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/news-events/news-events/news/the-orwell-prizes-2022-the-finalists/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=www.orwellfoundation.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>, and it was also a ''Sunday Times'' Fiction Book of the Year.

==Personal life and political views ==

Rodrigues Fowler grew up in South London.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Yara Rodrigues Fowler |url=https://yararodriguesfowler.com/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=Yara Rodrigues Fowler |language=en}}</ref> She is also a part-time climate justice organiser.<ref name=":0" /> As a political activist, she also worked on boosting youth turnout in the 2017 UK general election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cummins |first=Anthony |date=April 23, 2022 |title=Yara Rodrigues Fowler: ‘Revolution – that’s what I’m hungry for’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/apr/23/yara-rodrigues-fowler-revolution-thats-what-im-hungry-for |work=The Guardian}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:57, 9 January 2024

Yara Rodrigues Fowler is a British novelist of Brazilian origin. A Londoner by upbringing, she made her literary debut with the novel Stubborn Archivist in 2019, a novel she describes as "realist" and "natural ... [since it reflects] everyday life".[1]

She was nominated for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year award, and she was also named by the Financial Times as one of “the planet’s 30 most exciting young people”.[2] In 2023, she was named by Granta Magazine in their decennial list of best young British novelists.[3][4]

Career

Stubborn Archivist (2019)

Her first novel, Stubborn Archivist, was published in 2019. It was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize (2020)[5] and the Desmond Elliott Prize (2019)[6]. Yara was named one of The Observer’s ‘hottest-tipped’ debut novelists of 2019 and was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year 2019.

there are more things (2022)

Her latest novel there are more things was published in 2022. It was nominated for the Goldsmiths Prize[7] and the Orwell Prize for Fiction[8], and it was also a Sunday Times Fiction Book of the Year.

Personal life and political views

Rodrigues Fowler grew up in South London.[9] She is also a part-time climate justice organiser.[9] As a political activist, she also worked on boosting youth turnout in the 2017 UK general election.[10]

References

  1. ^ Withjack, Cindy (2019-06-10). "A Conversation with Yara Rodrigues Fowler, Author of Stubborn Archivist". Litro Magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  2. ^ "The change-makers — 30 of the planet's most exciting young people". Financial Times. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  3. ^ Woodhouse, Ellys (2022-10-28). "Yara Rodrigues Fowler: "I wanted to disorient the Anglophone reader"". New Statesman. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  4. ^ "Granta Unveils Next Generation Of British Novelists: Once-in-a-decade Best of Young British Novelists list displays striking new directions in British culture" (PDF). Granta. 2023.
  5. ^ "Here's the 2020 longlist for the £30,000 Dylan Thomas Prize". Literary Hub. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  6. ^ "The Desmond Elliott Prize 2019: The Longlist". www.lovereading.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  7. ^ "2022 Prize". Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  8. ^ "The Orwell Prizes 2022: The Finalists | The Orwell Foundation". www.orwellfoundation.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  9. ^ a b "Yara Rodrigues Fowler". Yara Rodrigues Fowler. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  10. ^ Cummins, Anthony (April 23, 2022). "Yara Rodrigues Fowler: 'Revolution – that's what I'm hungry for'". The Guardian.