Nicola Barker
Nicola Barker (Nicola Jane Barker) was born on March 30th, 1966 and is currently 59 years old. Nicola Barker was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. Barker attended King's College, Cambridge where she received a B.A. with honors.
Nicola Barker is probably best known for her Standalone Novels. There are currently 8 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1994 with the novel Reversed Forecast. The most recently released novel was I Am Sovereign which was released in 2019.
Nicola Barker has also written the Collections series which has 3 books including Love Your Enemies and Heading Inland.
Prior to becoming an author, Nicola worked at Queen Elizabeth's Children's Hospital in London. She also worked at a bakery in London's Soho neighbourhood.
Nicola Barker: Awards & Accolades
Barker's books have won multiple awards, Love Your Enemies won the PEN/Macmillan Silver Pen Award, Best Collection, in 1993 as well as the David Higham Prize for Fiction - Best First Novel/Collection in 1993. Heading Inland won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, Best Literature by Commonwealth Author Under 35, in 1996. Darkmans won the Hawthornden Prize, Best Imaginative Literature, in 2008. H(A)ppy won the Goldsmiths Awards, Goldsmith Prize, in 2017.
Nicola Barker books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Darkmans was nominated for the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 2007 as well as the Ondaatje Prize - Best Regional Fiction in 2007.
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- Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of the novel: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
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- Richard Flanagan, author of the novel: The Narrow Road to the Deep North.
- Eleanor Catton, author of the novel: The Luminaries.
- Kate Grenville, author of the Thornhill Family Series.
Nicola Barker: F.A.Q
When was Nicola Barker Born? How old is Nicola Barker?
Nicola Barker was born on March 30th, 1966. Nicola Barker is currently 59 years old.
Where was Nicola Barker Born?
Nicola Barker was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England and is English.
What book awards has Nicola Barker won?
Love Your Enemies: PEN/Macmillan Silver Pen Award Best Collection (1993), David Higham Prize for Fiction Best First Novel/Collection (1993).
Heading Inland: John Llewellyn Rhys Prize Best Literature by Commonwealth Author Under 35 (1996).
Darkmans: Hawthornden Prize Best Imaginative Literature (2008).
H(A)ppy: Goldsmiths Awards Goldsmith Prize (2017).
What was the first book Nicola Barker wrote?
The first book written by Nicola Barker was Love Your Enemies, published in 1993.
What was the most recent book Nicola Barker wrote?
Her most recently released work was Nicola Barker: Critical Essays on October 13th, 2020.
Will there be any more books by Nicola Barker?
Nicola Barker has a new book coming out on August 14th, 2025 called TonyInterruptor.
How many books has Nicola Barker written?
Nicola Barker has written 20 books. 3 books in the Digital Trilogy Series, 3 books in the Thames Gateway Series, 8 Standalone Novels, 3 books in the Collections, 2 books in the Park Stories Series, 1 book in the Contemporary Writers: Critical Essays Series.