Luke Williams (Scottish author)

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Luke Williams is a Scottish author who received the Goldsmiths Prize in 2022 for Diego Garcia , which he co-authored with Natasha Soobramanien. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams win Goldsmiths Prize 2022 – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  2. "Goldsmiths prize goes to collaborative duo Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams". the Guardian. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  3. "Soobramanien and Williams become first duo to win Goldsmiths Prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2022-11-21.