Ashani Lewis is a consulate editor for Joyland Magazine, and her writing has won the Tower Poetry Prize and the Alpine Fellowship Writing Competition, as well as being featured in Harper's Bazaar and Joyland. She was a winner of the London Writers Awards 2021 in their literary fiction category.
"Excellent . . . Ashani Lewis is superbly talented. -- Katherine Rundell A remarkable novel: atmospheric as hell, beautiful, and delightfully intelligent. Its unique sentences sparkle with energy. Think The Secret History written by Raven Leilani. I devoured it and am left wanting more, Ashani Lewis is a rare talent! -- Jenny Mustard, author of OKAY DAYS Thoughtful, intelligent and beautifully written . . . Lewis is definitely a new talent to watch. -- ""Best Books of 2024"" * Marie Claire * A talented writer . . . Winter Animals is a dreamlike, piercing examination of privilege, youth and freedom. -- Cecile Pin, author of WANDERING SOULS Beautiful writing * Financial Times, Best New Debuts * A glittering, dark-edged tale of snow, hedonism, passion, friendship and squatting that explores what happens when a group of rich kids attempt to live out their questionable utopian ideals. Exhilarating and fabulous, I raced through it. -- Priscilla Morris, author of BLACK BUTTERFLIES Compelling * The Irish Times *"