Candice Carty-Williams (born 21 July 1989) is a British writer, best known for her 2019 debut novel, Queenie. She has written for publications including The Guardian, i-D, Vogue, The Sunday Times, BEAT Magazine, and Black Ballad, and is a contributor to the anthology New Daughters of Africa (2019), edited by Margaret Busby. At the British Book Awards in June 2020, Carty-Williams became the first black woman to win the "Book of the Year" accolade, for her novel Queenie.
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