Amanie Mathurin: Writer, Documentarian & Chevening Scholar

By Nelcia Charlemagne  For three years, the name Amanie Mathurin was synonymous with nightly news at Choice Television, as she provided Saint Lucians and the diaspora with comprehensive updates on current events. Now, the Belle Vue-raised media professional is making her mark as a writer, documentarian, storyteller, and most recently, a 2024 Chevening Scholar. Amanie says her love for storytelling began as a child. “I remember being about seven years old and stapling pages together, drawing a little cover and saying I wrote my first book. I think growing up, I was a bit of a lonely child, so I spent a lot of time reading. I was in love with books.” She recalls teachers encouraging her writing as a student at the Vieux Fort Comprehensive School, but she admitted she “[didn’t] think it was something [that] could be a career for me.” That sentiment has since changed. While attending university as an Island Scholar in the United Kingdom, Amanie realised that she had a “real passion and talent for storytelling and bringing people’s stories to life.” As a child, she accompanied her mother – a Guyanese immigrant – to various odd jobs including as a cleaner and later as...