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Ilona Bannister
Ilona Bannister is the author of three books. Her debut novel, When I Ran Away, was long-listed for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize in 2021. Ilona's third book, Five, will be published in May 2026. Born and raised on Staten Island, Ilona will always be a New Yorker at heart, but she has …
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Ilona Bannister is the author of three books. Her debut novel, When I Ran Away, was long-listed for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize in 2021.
Ilona's third book, Five, will be published in May 2026.
Born and raised on Staten Island, Ilona will always be a New Yorker at heart, but she has lived and worked in the UK for almost 20 years with her husband and sons.
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