I am dreaming of stories from my new home in the mountains of southern Spain, currently finishing work on my second novel and hoping that we can make art and stories together very soon!

In the meantime…

If you are interested in reading my first novel BEAUTIFUL PLACE you can read a preview and buy it here:

SHORT STORIES ON THE BBC:

Two short stories commissioned for BBC Radio4 are currently available to listen to here:

Crinkum Crankum by Amanthi Harris.
Inspired by the tale of the Crinkum Crankum tree. Anya goes on a course to learn the art of oral storytelling.

Writer and artist Amanthi Harris was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in Colombo, before moving to London. Her novella Lantern Evening won the Gatehouse Press New Fictions Prize in 2016. Her novel, Beautiful Place, was published in 2019.

Writer: Amanthi Harris
Reader: Aiysha Hart
Producer: Jeremy Osborne

A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4

Dance of the Wild
In the Alpujarras – while her daughter is at school – Anya visits a house sometimes stayed in by Gerald Brenan, who used to live in this remote mountainous region, receiving Bloomsbury guests. Once, he was visited by Virginia Woolf.

Writer and artist Amanthi Harris was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in Colombo, before moving to London. Her novella Lantern Evening won the Gatehouse Press New Fictions Prize in 2016. Her novel, Beautiful Place, was published in 2019.

Writer: Amanthi Harris
Reader: Aiysha Hart
Producer: Jeremy Osborne

A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4