Patrice Lawrence

Patrice Lawrence MBE, FRSL
Lawrence in a 2022 discussion at the British Library
Born	1960s[1] Brighton, Sussex, England
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Fiction writer and journalist
Notable work	Orangeboy (2016); Eight Pieces of Silva (2020)
Awards	The Bookseller YA Book Prize; Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Children; Jhalak Prize (Children's & YA)

Patrice Lawrence MBE, FRSL (born 1960s) is a British writer and journalist, who has published fiction both for adults and children. Her writing has won awards including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Children and The Bookseller YA Book Prize. In 2021, she won the Jhalak Prize's inaugural children's and young adult category for her book Eight Pieces of Silva (2020).^[2]