DG Coutinho is an award winning Author. They landed the  Bloody Scotland Harvill Secker Crime Writing Award in 2021. They also  perform spoken word as DGC. They are the cofounder and MC of Boisterous Ravens  a spoken word event featuring  Black, Brown and Global Majority women and Non- Binary performers. They have co-authored  the  children’s book Activists In Action: Prudence Mabele  celebrating the life and accomplishments of the late AIDS activist with Naz Project London. They write short stories, and dabble in scriptwriting. Their book Prodigal Honey was longlisted for the Exeter Novel prize. Their twisty satirical thriller The Light and Shade of Ellen Swithin is out now in paperback published by Vintage… Oh and they’ve just been nominated for The CrimeFest Last Laugh Award 2025 so now they’ll be insufferable.