Amanda Peters

About the Author

Amanda Peters is a mixed-race author of European and Mi’kmaq ancestry who is a native of the Nova Scotian, Annapolis Valley. She usually makes use of her mixed-race heritage as inspiration for many of her novels. Amanda’s nonfiction and short fiction works have also been published in Filling Station Magazine, The Antigonish Review, The Dalhousie Review, The Alaska Quarterly Review, and Grain Magazine. “The Berry Pickers” which was her debut novel was published in 2023 and was soon after shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, the Discover Prize by Barnes and Noble, and the Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. Outside of her writing, Amanda Peters is a teacher, mentor, auntie, woman, sister, daughter, friend, and descendant of a Revolutionary War sailor. She is. Amanda Peters is the author of over 2 books across 2 series. Their most famous work is the Publication Order of AmandaPeters Standalone Novels series, which has garnered millions of readers worldwide. With such a prolific career, Amanda Peters has established themselves as one of the most influential authors in contemporary fiction.