Amy Tollyfield
Amy Tollyfield is a critically acclaimed published author and performance poet. Her latest work, Brixton Nights, has been praised by Kirkus Reviews, LoveReading UK and Publishers Weekly alike. Amy has appeared in The New York Review of Books, Kirkus Reviews magazine and DIVA online. She has performed her poetry at Clifton Literature Festival 201.... more
Amy Tollyfield is a critically acclaimed published author and performance poet. Her latest work, Brixton Nights, has been praised by Kirkus Reviews, LoveReading UK and Publishers Weekly alike. Amy has appeared in The New York Review of Books, Kirkus Reviews magazine and DIVA online. She has performed her poetry at Clifton Literature Festival 2019, Nottingham Poetry Festival 2022, The Barbican Theatre in Plymouth and The Wardrobe Theatre in Bristol. Amy has also performed and appeared at 'Outside the Lines' literature festival at Loughborough University (2023). Praise for Amy's latest work:
‘Tollyfield writes this elegant novella with intricate detail and grace … This perceptive and deeply human account of Chris’s emotional journey will keep readers engrossed’ – Publishers Weekly
‘[Tollyfield]’s prose is evocative and atmospheric … An authenticity and pathos that resonate. A meandering but often affecting tale of ties that bind—and leave deep marks’ – Kirkus Reviews. Their team also described Brixton Nights by Amy Tollyfield as an 'outstanding' LGBTQ read to 'keep reading ... once Pride month is over'
‘A powerful and enticing realist novella’ – LoveReading UK
Amy's websites:
http://www.amytollyfield.com
http://www.brixtonnights.com
Photo credit for author photo attached to this BookLife author profile: Simon Holliday, 2019