A A THOMAS
BOOKS
EVERY WRITER OWES A DEBT TO THE PAST
ACE III & IV : ARRESTING, CONTEMPORARY STORIES BY EMERGING WRITERS
2022 & 2023
A collection of stories examining the conundrum and contradiction of human experience through carefully crafted detail.
CAMERA & QUILL
2022
Sparked by the sharing of a photograph and more photographs, Camera & Quill grew into a collaborative work of paired photograph poems with separate titles that reflect the photographer's and the poet's interpretations.
“... Neil Daswani’s spare and emotive words are a perfect foil for Anita Thomas’s extraordinary and original photographs. This impressive alliance of talents demonstrates the evocative power of collaboration at its very best.”
MEIRA CHAND
Novelist & Cultural Medallion Recipient 2023, Singapore
“... Poems speak to photographs and photographs to poems in ways that draw out subtleties and open possibilities. Anita and Neil bring the breadth of their life experiences to an interaction that affirms the joy and power of collaboration."
IAN TYMMS
Middle School Head of English
United World College of South East Asia
SENSERLY, AMAKO
2018
The make-believe journal of Amako, a young boy whose alter ego is the ‘dangerous natural phenomenon’, the mackerel shark.
A-mako shark. Ergo, Amako.
Welcome to his world, dance in his footprints.
"... it is a world that will instantly draw you in ... Amako's wit, imagination and optimistic yet honest view of life ... reveals his fears, hopes, and dreams. Beautifully illustrated and charmingly wrought, Senserly, Amako is a touching account of a boy's life that will resonate with everyone."
S C GORDON
Author & Poet
Senserly, Amako : Soundtrack
… there’s an echo in wide open spaces … and a reply lingering in my mind …
Lyrics : Anita Thomas
Music : Sameer Padbidri
Available to stream on Spotify and Apple music
Lyrics : Anita Thomas
Music : Sameer Padbidri
Animation : Mathan Raj
Film : Cartwheels in the Air
ILLUSTRATIONS & CARTOONS
Illustrations : Anita Thomas
Single Panel Cartoons : Manek D'Silva
