Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow

1974–

British novelist whose writing draws on her experience as an autistic woman. She completed a PhD in creative writing at the University of Kent, where her doctoral work gave rise to her first novel, and has presented her research on autism and literary narrative internationally, including at Harvard University. She lives with her family on the north-east Kent coast. All the Little Bird-Hearts (2023) follows an autistic mother whose friendship with a newly arrived neighbour unsettles her bond with her daughter. It won the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award and was longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize.

Timeline of Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow’s life

Works

• All the Little Bird-Hearts (2023)

Prizes

• All the Little Bird-Hearts — The Booker Prize 2023: Longlist