University of the West Indies, BA
University of East Anglia, MA
Notable awards
Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2014 "‘Walking in Lapeyrouse" – author
Small Axe Literary Competition, second place 2016 "‘Public Notice" – author
Ayanna Lloyd Banwo is a Trinidadian writer. She was awarded the second prize for "Public Notice" in the 2016 Small Axe Literary Competition.[1] Her debut novel When We Were Birds (Hamish Hamilton) was released in 2022 and won the 2023 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature.[2]
^"2016 Small Axe Literary Competition | Small Axe Project". smallaxe.net. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^"T&T's Ayanna Lloyd Banwo wins Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature". Loop. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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