Nicola Dinan

Nicola Dinan is a British-Malaysian author acclaimed for her debut novel "Bellies," which won the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award and was longlisted for the Booker Prize. Born in Malaysia and raised in Hong Kong, she studied English at the University of Cambridge and completed her Master's in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. Her work explores themes of identity, desire, and transformation with remarkable emotional precision. Dinan's sophomore novel "Disappoint Me" continues her examination of intimacy and belonging. She has been recognized as one of the most exciting new voices in contemporary fiction.