Amanda Smyth
@AmandaSmyth8
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Amanda Smyth is Irish Trinidadian, and author of three novels: Black Rock, A Kind of Eden and Fortune, published July 2021 #FortuneTheNovel
Joined July 2013
RT @IrishTimesCultr: Look At You by Amanda Smyth: This autobiographical novel is a true original via @IrishTimesCul….
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Short stories each provide a snapshot of a moment in the narrator’s life
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RT @RedMagDaily: “I never wanted children until I held my friend’s baby when I was 40 – then everything changed”
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Author Amanda Smyth and her partner were aligned on never wanting children, until, at 40, she felt a deep and non-negotiable desire to reverse that decision
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RT @TheWritersPrize: We are absolutely delighted to reveal our fantastic Shortlist for The Writers' Prize 2024! 🥳 . 9 books, 3 categories,….
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RT @AlanBeard4: Book now (free) for launch of 'Thursday Nights', celebrating 40 years of Tindal Street Fiction Group at @vocebooks .@KitdeW….
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RT @irasroom: Farewell to one of Trinidad’s best writers .You burned brighter than us all, live amidst us in the way we see the world . You….
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RT @BookOfCinz: Happy Independence Day, Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹. Here are some books I highly recommend you read to learn more about Tri….
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RT @BritishArts: 🚨 Last Call 🚨. Apply by Thursday 31 August for the International Writer's Residency programme at Hong Kong Baptist Univers….
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Explore our latest arts opportunities.
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RT @irasroom: Nothing happier than a convergence of a lit fest, writers & booksellers @paperbasedbooks -new management, same beloved faces….
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RT @AndyWPhilosophy: 🧵of compelling author pics. Jean Rhys, 📸by Paul Joyce. “A room is, after all, a place where you hide from the wolves….
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RT @IrishLitTimes: SINEAD installation in Bray created by Dublin-based creative agency The Tenth Man in association with signwriting and mu….
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RT @ClaireFuller2: Great news for book-lovers and writers! A new award for books written by authors from the UK and Ireland.
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RT @Hanifkureishi: HOSPITAL UPDATE. I’ve been here too long, since January 10th(my accident was on Boxing Day last year). My sanity, such a….
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RT @MatthewEley: I’m going to tweet more about books because books are the best. First up, I’ve just finished Fortune by @AmandaSmyth8….
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RT @iccwriting: A brilliant day on the ICCW programme @BCUEnglish today, when we welcomed the wonderful @AmandaSmyth8 to give a masterclass….
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RT @irasroom: ‘My mother said I was a very naughty child so I was sent to Bangalore to live with my grandmother. Sh….
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AS TOLD TO BC PIRES My name is Ira Mathur and my memoir Love the Dark Days was published last year. I was born in an army hospital in Guwahati, … Continue reading Dark days
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RT @waltscottprize: Discover the longlisted titles for the 2023 #WalterScottPrize for #HistoricalFiction. Twelve novels are in contention f….
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RT @aholgate: I am VERY happy to announce that - Christ it’s only four months - after leaving the Sunday Times as literary editor, I’ve bec….
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RT @SkyrosHolidays: 21 opportunities for writing with inspiring authors. From 'Successful Writing Strategies' in March to 'A Weekend of Wil….
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RT @SkyrosHolidays: The creative retreat in the heart of Greek village life. Choose your masterclass from the 2023 Writers' Lab, Art Studio….
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RT @waltscottprize: Writers, will you go on a retreat this year? Here's a chance to study with @AmandaSmyth8 , author of FORTUNE (@peepaltr….
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