Hello! I’m Sita.
Welcome to this patchwork of storytelling. I write novels, plays and short stories rooted in community and empathy. Lots of them are about the rites of passage moments in life.
My debut novel ‘Artichoke Hearts’ won the Waterstones Book Prize. Since then my stories have been honoured by national and international awards, translated into many different languages and are endorsed by Amnesty International.
Have a look around this site to find a collage of my influences, highlighted through: podcasts, reviews and events. I write stories across genres that explore themes of culture, history, environmental protection, social justice, identity and belonging.
The young protagonists whose voices you’ll discover here have often been underrepresented. They dare to ask the big questions facing our world today. They are seeking answers and are not afraid to challenge injustice.
Latest News
Following work with Nicky Parker and Amnesty Poland on the Seen & Heard Project, I was invited to give a TEDx talk. See the video above.
In the 2026 Year of Reading, I’m working as an Ambassador of Book Clubs in Schools along with Tom Palmer. BCiS build spaces for dreaming, well-being and making meaning for some of the young people who have the least access to books. Every child has a chance to fall in love with stories, to be sustained by them and to help navigate their lives with all the opportunities and life experiences reading brings.
Update: Delighted that Phoenix Brothers has been selected as a Book Clubs in Schools featured title for September 2026.
Events & Projects
Summer 2026
At the British Library with Sanctuary Foundation for Refugee Week.
Screen art image by Sophie Herxheimer
Events & Projects
The Tale That Time Sews - Publication schedule includes a month of school visits and creative workshops organised by Templar Books
Telling Tales - It's great to be telling tales at The Globe Theatre with Jane Ray. Storytelling, writing and craft in October half term.
Stroud Book Festival - Patchwork storytelling workshop on The Tale That Time Sews, with Jane Ray.
Book Aid International - Templar Books will send a shipment of The Tale That Time Sews to Book Aid International's global partners. Jane Ray and I will be visiting the factory in September to stamp books ready for shipment.
National Literacy Trust - Honoured to be invited to contribute to a lineup of speakers in Sheffield and London, exploring anti-racism, decolonisation, celebrating and amplifying stories of the global majority.
Immersive Writing Room Summer School - on the theme of 'Growing Up'
Sondering Festival, Rydal. Grasmere. 'Kite Spirit' patchwork quilt inspiration with Grace Emily Manning
“Remains with the reader long after the last page has been turned” - The Guardian
“Addresses complex ideas with grace and immense humanity” - Katherine Rundell
“Award-winning Sita Brahmahari has a great gift of understanding for the confusions and loneliness of adolescents and their need to be gently nurtured and cherished” - Julia Eccleshare
“I was moved and uplifted” - Michael Rosen