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Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson is a Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy fiction, and the inaugural winner of the Future World’s Prize. She sits on the Board of Trustees for a UNESCO City of Literature in the south of England and holds a BA in English Literature and Classical Studies from the University of Exeter. Raised between London and Sydney, Esmie is an author of British-Australian, Jamaican and Nigerian heritage.
Her forthcoming novel Gutterwitch, sold to Bloomsbury (UK) and Random House Children’s Books (US) in a major deal, in a nine way auction. The novel publishes March 2027.
Esmie is represented by Literary Agent Catherine Cho at Paper Literary.
“I’ve not read anything quite like Jikiemi-Pearson’s award-winning debut. At once a meticulous space opera… and a century spanning love story, it heralds a new voice in the genre, and what may be a transformative series for the writer.”
“A sprawling space-opera fantasy… feels like a mashup of Star Wars and Dr Who. There are ancient prophecies, youthful heroes fighting an evil galactic empire, hair’s-breadth escapes and alien races, along with magic and time travel.”
“An assured, mature piece of work, every page nonetheless shines with the vigour and passion of youth. And the foregrounding of black and LGBT characters adds further freshness.”