Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson is the inaugural winner of Future Worlds Prize, and the author of the forthcoming The Order of Legends trilogy. Her debut novel, The Principle of Moments, will be published in January 2024 from Gollancz.

Raised between London and Sydney, Esmie is an author of Nigerian, Jamaican, and British-Australian heritage. Her work primarily focuses on people who live at the intersection of identities, whether that’s here on Earth, or in far away galaxies of her own creation. She holds a BA in English Literature and Classical Studies from the University of Exeter.