About Amy
Amy E. Bryant writes Middle Grade & YA fantasy for brave-hearted readers. She makes her home in the wilds of New Zealand’s South Island—known in ancient scrolls (and modern movie maps) as Middle Earth—only a bowshot from the world’s most gorgeous river.
Her upcoming novel, The Lion and the Mage, won the ACFW Genesis Award (YA Category), and The Oxford/Pushkin Children’s Fantasy Prize. It was also a finalist in the Realm Makers Aurora Contest.
She’s a member of Realm Makers and runs story contests for a growing tribe of young writers over at The Storylights. (Ages 9 and up.) She’s also the proud aunty of fourteen small nieces and nephews—the best future test audience a fantasy author could hope for.
And Now, the Unofficial Version…
(Because you learn more about a person, not by reading third person bios, but by hearing what they love.)
Things I Love:
- Discovering new favourite stories and raving over (or analysing) book to film adaptions.
- Stars, deep woods, and thunderous downpours of rain — the heavier, the better!
- Music — specifically playing the piano and occasionally songwriting.
- Long walks in wild places.
Read on for favourite books and movies!
Other Favourites, Books & Movies Edition:
Authors I Admire: C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, George MacDonald, L.M. Montgomery, Trenton Lee Stewart, Andrew Peterson, Jennifer A. Nielsen, Nadine Brandes, and N.D. Wilson.
Older Books: The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald, The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery, The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge, and Moonfleet by J. Meade Falkner.
Newer Books: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart, The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson, The Edge of Everywhen by A.S. Mackey, and The 100 Cupboards Trilogy by N.D. Wilson.
Nonfiction: The Story of With by Allen Arnold, Waking the Dead by John Eldredge.
Movies: Lord of the Rings, Tangled, Peter Pan (2003 version), August Rush, The Last Samurai, Beauty and the Beast (Disney animated version), Aladdin (Disney’s live action), How to Train Your Dragon.
