Amanda Smyth | Arvon

Amanda Smyth

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Amanda Smyth is Irish-Trinidadian. Born in Ireland, she is the author of Black Rock, A Kind of Eden and Fortune. Black Rock won the Prix du Premier Roman prize, was shortlisted for the McKitterick Prize and was selected as an Oprah Winfrey Summer Read. Fortune was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize in 2022. Amanda teaches creative writing at Arvon, and Skyros in Greece. She lives in Leamington Spa with her family.