I’m thrilled to share the trailer for Small Worlds, my new novel, out May 11th 💙
Available to pre-order now:
Director
@CalebANelson
DOP
@korsshan
Producer
@celestekdoig
So pleased to say Open Water has won the Costa First Novel Prize! Beyond grateful and feeling truly blessed by all this book has done 💙🙏🏾
Massive congrats to all shortlisted writers and every category winner 💙🏆
Delighted to reveal the cover for my new novel, SMALL WORLDS 🙏🏾a novel set in London and Ghana, across three summers, about the worlds we build for ourselves to live, dance and love within 💙 Available for pre-order now:
OPEN WATER has sold 100,000 copies!!! 😭🥳Thank you to my team and friend and fam and my partner for all their support, to booksellers for championing this work and to every reader who has picked up a copy! Overwhelmed with gratitude 💙
Final manuscript handed in - my new novel, SMALL WORLDS will be out May 2023 💙A novel about first love, family and community, & building the world anew to house our beauty and freedom. And of course, music/set in SE London 💙 - Pre-order now:
Incredibly excited to announce SMALL WORLDS is being adapted for TV with
@WeAreBrockMedia
💙(and I’ll be writing the scripts! ✍🏾)
It’s been a joy to be working with
@S_Brocklehurst
and the team at
@WeAreBrockMedia
to bring SMALL WORLDS to the screen!
SMALL WOLRDS is out today!🌎I’m grateful to everyone who has read and will read this novel. I really poured my whole heart into this; this book is for my loves and all the things and people I love and all the beauty I see and feel in this world. Available to buy now! 🌎
Proofs for SMALL WORLDS are here! Very excited to see this book making its way out into the world - looks and feels so good! 💙thank you to the wonderful team at
@vikingbooksuk
(especially
@alexiathom
) for such a beautiful proof!
Pre-order now:
The paperback of OPEN WATER has arrived and they look (and feel) wonderful!!! Out Feb 3rd, hit the link in my bio to pre-order 💙
Will be having celebrations and events for the launch - more soon! 👀
Excited to reveal the cover for my debut novel, OPEN WATER, out next year with
@vikingbooksuk
. Special thanks to
@waterstones
for the reveal. I’m incredibly grateful for all the support so far. Pre-order link in the bio!
It’s publication day!!! 🎉🎉OPEN WATER is out TODAY!!!
Beyond grateful to my team
@VikingBooksUK
and
@serenadams
💙and thank you to everyone who has supported so far 💙
Writing another novel! SMALL WORLDS will be out May 2023 and is available for pre-order now 🥳🥳:
So grateful to all the support so far 💙thank you as always to Isabel Wall,
@serenadams
and
@katie_raissian
, friends fam and partner for all the support 💙
Finished copies of SMALL WORLDS are here 🥹💙here’s me unboxing shortly before the tears 😭beyond grateful to be putting this novel out into the world, not long now!!
Pre-order now:
SMALL WORLDS is an instant Sunday Times Bestseller!! 😭💙so grateful to everyone who has supported so far, readers and booksellers - thank you 💙thank you to my wonderful team who helped make this happen 🌎
Excited to say Open Water has been shortlisted for the 2021 Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award! 🙏🏾
Big congrats to Megan Nolan,
@AnnaBeecher
,
@rachelnalong
and
@calflyn
- an honour to be shortlisted with you all.
So pleased to say Open Water is
@Waterstones
Fiction Book of the Month! Incredibly grateful for the support 💙
Get a paperback edition (out Thursday!!) from them here:
Had the best time at
@costabookawards
last night. It’s an honour to have won the First Novel Award and so glad Mum got to see me collect it 💙HUGE congrats to
@hannahlowepoet
for winning book of the year and a shout out to the other category winners
@ClaireFuller2
@ManjeetMann
SMALL WORLDS is a Sunday Times Bestseller for the 2nd week in a row (coming in at
#8
!) 🥳🌎thank you thank you to everyone who continues to support, I’m so grateful 💙
SMALL WORLDS available now 🌎🌎
The launch for SMALL WORLDS last night was everything 💙so grateful to everyone who made this happen and celebrated with me!
SMALL WORLDS is out next Thurs!! May 11th 💙pre-order now:
Paperback publication day is here for OPEN WATER 🥳🥳🥳
Thank you to my team at
@VikingBooksUK
, my editors Isabel Wall &
@katie_raissian
, my agent
@serenadams
and my friends/fam and my wonderful partner 💙
Pick up a copy here:
I’m so grateful to
@nationalbook
and
@britrbennett
for naming me as one of the 5 Under 35 honourees for fiction this year, really means the world. Big congrats to all honourees! 🥳
Announcing the 2021 5 Under 35 honorees! We are proud to honor these five debut fiction writers whose work promises to leave a lasting impression on the literary landscape.
Proofs for OPEN WATER are here and they look beautiful!!! Feels so good to finally hold one! Even more excited for the book to make it’s way into the world. Thank you
@alexiathom
@Jane54321
@vikingbooksuk
@PenguinUKBooks
. Hit the pre-order link in my bio!
sat in the window of a coffee shop in Crystal Palace getting stuck into this wonderful book when the AUTHOR HIMSELF passes by, spots me reading it and introduces himself! Day made. A pleasure to meet you and sorry for my awkwardness,
@CalebANelson
So pleased to share the trailer for PRAY, my first short film, a tender portrait of grief and brotherhood in all its forms.
Written and directed by
@caleb_anelson
Starring
@davidjonsson__
and
@lamarwaves
Produced by
@bside_mp
Coming soon 🙏🏾
US publication day for OPEN WATER 💙🇺🇸thank you to
@katie_raissian
for believing in this novel from the jump and to the team
@groveatlantic
💙and as always to
@serenadams
and
@VikingBooksUK
team, my friends/fam and partner, for the support. Order now!
The eight novels nominated for The Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2023 encompass the political life of people in society on many levels, from many angles, as their authors confront the deepest fears and hopes that drive individuals and communities today. Congratulations all!
Publication week! Thank you to everyone who has brought SMALL WORLDS and come along to the first week of events. It couldn’t be done without all your support! SMALL WORLDS available to buy now! 💙🌎
Excited to announce BEACON, a gallery exhibition and limited edition Photobook. BEACON serves as a visual accompaniment to SMALL WORLDS 🌎
Exhibition runs 27th-31st May at AMP Gallery, Peckham. The accompanying Photobook will be available to pre-order this Sunday 💙🌎
OPEN WATER is out a week today and it’s got me feeling giddy!! I’m so grateful for all the love and support ❤️hit the link to pre-order if you can,
it makes big difference!
Excited to announce BEACON, a gallery exhibition and limited edition Photobook. BEACON serves as a visual accompaniment to SMALL WORLDS🌎 The exhibition is running from 27th-31st May at AMP Gallery in Peckham. Excited to see you all! Link in bio to pre-order BEACON Photobook 💙
An absolute joy to be on the cover of
@ObsNewReview
✨had a wonderful time talking about SMALL WORLDS and my writing/photography practice (the piece features some of my photography too!) in print and online today!
SMALL WORLDS out May 11th - pre-order now! (Link in bio 💙)
After hundreds of nominations and thousands of votes, we are so excited to announce Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson Bad Form’s Book of the Year 2021! ✨
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of talking to
@sofiaakel
about all things SMALL WORLDS. Thank you
@piccadillywaterstones
for hosting a great evening! A big thank you also to
@waterstoneswestfield
for a lovely signing this afternoon. SMALL WORLDS available to buy now! 💙🌎
SMALL WORLDS is out in the US today!!!🌎💙 So grateful to the team at
@groveatlantic
and my wonderful editor
@katie_raissian
for bringing this novel out stateside!🙏🏾
Order the US edition here:
Excited to announce the events for the SMALL WORLDS tour 💙link in bio to book tickets - would love to see some of you on the road ✨
SMALL WORLDS out 11th May in UK - pre-order from link in my bio now! 💙
Excited to reveal the official OPEN WATER playlist on
@SpotifyUK
!! Includes every song featured in the book, and a few more I was listening to at the time!
Link here:
Exhibition Day 2! Another wonderful day showcasing my time in Ghana. Thank you for all those that came and we will be open again tomorrow! Beacon Photo-books and Small Worlds available to buy online and in store now 🌎💙
The Diverse Book Awards 2022 Longlist - Adult
See the full longlist (Link in bio)
Congratulations to everyone! Please do support these fantastic books.
#TheDBAwards
#diversebooks
Really excited to say my debut novel, OPEN WATER, out next year with
@VikingBooksUK
is available to pre-order! It’s been a surreal journey but it’s a real joy to know this book is making its way into the world. Link in bio.
So excited that proofs have landed for
@CalebANelson
’s debut novel Open Water. This incredible, beautifully written and truly important novel is not to be missed. ✨✨✨
Grateful and proud to have two images shortlisted for
@1854_PoH
2022. Thank you to the judges and
@bjp1854
and congrats to all the other shortlisted/winners! 💙🙏🏾
#portraitofhumanity
Pleased to announce the launch event of OPEN WATER! I’ll be in conversation with the wonderful
@YomiSode
, discussing my debut novel and I cannot wait!! Just over a week to go now! Hit the link in my bio for tickets!
'You're like a pair of jazz musicians, forever improvising.'
Love and race come together in
@CalebANelson
's tender and emotionally complex debut about two Black British artists falling in and out of love. We have signed copies available to pre-order here:
📚THE 2022 LONGLIST📚
We are thrilled to unveil the 12 titles that make up this year's
@SwanseaUni
Dylan Thomas Prize longlist.
What a depth of incredible talent!
#SUDTP22
PRESS RELEASE -
Tomorrow (Fri 24th)! Will be talking practice/leading a writing workshop with HOME by Ronan McKenzie and
@V_and_A
- will be reading some of my new novel, SMALL WORLDS too 💙free and open to all!
One week until the paperback of OPEN WATER comes out!!! Thought I’d share the (slightly updated) trailer I shot for the book, featuring
@MartinsImhangbe
and
@adwoaakoto_
💙 produced by
@justinmarosa
Hit the link to pre-order:
New limited edition proof of Open Water, with a beautiful black jacket! Less than two months to publication and I’m overwhelmed and grateful with all the support so far ❤️pre-order link in my bio!
Will be on
@BBCRadio4
Open Book at 4pm today, talking all things Open Water with
@johnypitts
! Also got to speak to
@simartin
and Nicola Williams about their recently reissued novels. Tap in later!
Da oggi in tutte le librerie e store online per
#BluAtlantide
:
🌈 "Ogni cosa è bellissima, e io non ho paura" di Yao Xiao, tradotto da Flavia Piccinni:
🎧 "Piccoli mondi" di
@CalebANelson
, tradotto da Anna Mioni:
I have an essay in the new issue of The White Review, alongside some fantastic work, including an essay by
@victoriaadukwei
and a short story by
@blgtylr
. Available for pre-order now!
Join us on this week's
#WaterstonesPodcast
as we chat with one of our most exciting new voices,
@CalebANelson
, about new novel, Small Worlds; love, memory and the creative urge.
🍏
💻
🎧
If you missed the first of the 2020
#BBCNSSA
shortlisted stories and interviews with
@CalebANelson
, don't worry - we have neatly wrapped up the audio read by Ben Bailey Smith with Caleb's
@BBCFrontRow
interview for you to enjoy at or your
@BBCSounds
app.