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About Me

 

Amanda M. helander

 
Photo of Amanda Helander with glasses and black plaid shirt.
 

LONG BIO

Amanda M. Helander (pronounced “HELL-ander”) is a romantic fantasy author and paralegal from Seattle, Washington. She likes to write about mental health struggles and hot wizard boyfriends. When she’s not writing, Amanda can be found watching horror movies, learning to crochet, or eating entire blocks of parmesan in one sitting.

SHORT BIO

Amanda M. Helander is a romantic fantasy writer and paralegal from Seattle, Washington.

Pronouns: she/her


Represented by: Laura Rennert of Andrea Brown Literary Agency


RECOMMENDED READING

Some of my favorite reads. If you like these books, you might be interested in my work!

  • Howl’s Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones

  • Uprooted, by Naomi Novik

  • Brightly Woven, by Alexandra Bracken

  • An Enchantment of Ravens, by Margaret Rogerson

  • Strange the Dreamer, by Laini Taylor

  • Od Magic, by Patricia McKillip

  • The Riddle Master Trilogy, by Patricia McKillip

  • Wildwood Dancing, by Juliet Marillier

  • This is How You Lose the Time War, by Amal el-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

  • Tender, by Sofia Samatar

  • Tooth and Claw, by Jo Walton

  • Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

  • Saga, written by Brian K. Vaughan with art by Fiona Staples