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Sara Collins

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Sara Collins

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Kingston, Jamaica
Nationality
Jamaican, Caymanian, British
Languages
English
Residence History
Kingston, Jamaica → Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands → England (boarding school) → London, UK → Cayman Islands

Career

Occupations
novelist, former lawyer
Active Years
2019-2024
Affiliations
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Nominations
McKitterick Prize 2020 shortlist

Education

London School of Economics
Law
Degree: 法学学位
Country: United Kingdom
University of Cambridge
Creative Writing
Degree: 文学修士（MSt）
Period: 2014-2016
Year of Graduation: 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Institute of Continuing Education

Awards

Costa Book Award
2019
Work: The Confessions of Frannie Langton
Category: First Novel
Organization: Costa
Result: Winner
Michael Holroyd Prize
2016
Work: Knocking on Walcott's Door
Category: Non-fiction
Organization: University of Cambridge
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Confessions of Frannie Langton

2019 historical fiction

The deposition of a woman charged with murder at the Old Bailey in London in 1826. Frannie Langton grew up enslaved on a Jamaican sugar plantation and was given to a couple in London.

slaveryracismfeminismgothic
Adaptations
  • [TV series] The Confessions of Frannie Langton (2023)

Bibliography

  • The Confessions of Frannie Langton (2019)
  • International Trust Disputes (ed., 2012)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Gothic historical fictionCompelling voiceFeminist overtones

Legacy

Jamaican-born novelist acclaimed for winning the Costa Book Award for her debut historical fiction novel on slavery.