2026 - Tom Newlands
Tom Newlands (1980) is a neurodivergent writer from the United Kingdom.
His debut novel, Only Here, Only Now (Orion, 2024) relates the life and challenges of a working-class, neurodivergent teenager in Scotland. The novel was awarded the McKitterick Prize for first time authors over forty and nominated for the shortlist of the ADCI Prize for authors with a disability or chronic illness. Newlands’ second novel, Something Like Happiness, appears in August 2026. In line with his debut, it is a funny but profound book about social housing.
During his residency at Passa Porta, Tom Newlands will be working on a third, art-inspired novel.
See also tomnewlands.com
This residency is made possible thanks to the yearly exchange between Passa Porta and the National Centre for Writing in Norwich.