Alex Wheatle

This article is about the novelist. For the 2020 film, see Alex Wheatle (film).

Alex Wheatle

MBE
BornAlex Alphonso Wheatle
(1963-01-03) 3 January 1963 (age 61)
London, United Kingdom
Pen nameThe Brixton Bard
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
Alma materShirley Oaks Children's Home
Literary movementBlack British literature
Notable worksBrixton Rock (1999)
Crongton Knights (2016)
Cane Warriors (2020)
Notable awardsGuardian Children's Fiction Prize
Children3
Website
alexwheatle.com

Alex Alphonso Wheatle MBE (born 3 January 1963)[1] is a British novelist, who was sentenced to a term of imprisonment after the 1981 Brixton riot in London.[2]

  1. ^ "About". alexwheatle.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. ^ Wheatle, Alex (29 December 2021). "I felt so alone and rejected – until my prison cellmate taught me about belonging". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 December 2021.