Novelette Williams
Novelette is a literary fiction writer with a vibrant autofiction streak, joyfully exploring the rich territory where imagination brushes up against lived experience. Her stories are shaped by inventive narrative but anchored in emotional truth, often drawing on the edges of her own life to create work that feels both intimate and boldly original. |
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Novelette’s short fiction appears in a wide range of anthologies. The Slow Walk Home was featured in Short Journeys Anthology, followed by The Ladder in The Twelve Days Anthology, and The Silent Wife in Straight from the Heart Anthology published by Green Wizard Publishing. Her stories Write Like a Girl and The Light Is Fading were published by Nottingham Writers Studio.
Born in Smethwick, Birmingham, in the 1960s; the setting for The Slow Walk Home. Novelette studied at the University of Central England and spent around thirty years teaching in Further Education, developing community‑based learning opportunities and supporting tutors. She regards Nottingham as her writing home, where she has lived for sixteen years with her husband Gary. Together they share a love of books, skiing, and classic cars.
She began writing through journals and poetry, capturing passions, observations, and the moments that demanded to be held on the page. Learning not to take herself too seriously was her first great writing lesson; one she now champions for others. She believes every writer benefits from a metaphorical slap around the face to reset their vision and stay awake to an ever‑changing world
Novelette is currently working on her debut book: a memoir infused with Caribbean heritage. An identity quest, pursued through questions, and shaped by the adult narrator in conversation with the child she once was. She also writes on her blog, Black Scribe, where she explores creativity and culture in her crafted storytelling.
Born in Smethwick, Birmingham, in the 1960s; the setting for The Slow Walk Home. Novelette studied at the University of Central England and spent around thirty years teaching in Further Education, developing community‑based learning opportunities and supporting tutors. She regards Nottingham as her writing home, where she has lived for sixteen years with her husband Gary. Together they share a love of books, skiing, and classic cars.
She began writing through journals and poetry, capturing passions, observations, and the moments that demanded to be held on the page. Learning not to take herself too seriously was her first great writing lesson; one she now champions for others. She believes every writer benefits from a metaphorical slap around the face to reset their vision and stay awake to an ever‑changing world
Novelette is currently working on her debut book: a memoir infused with Caribbean heritage. An identity quest, pursued through questions, and shaped by the adult narrator in conversation with the child she once was. She also writes on her blog, Black Scribe, where she explores creativity and culture in her crafted storytelling.