Bio

Amanda Helms (she/her) is a biracial Black/white fantasy, science fiction, and sometimes horror writer whose stories have appeared in FIYAH, Lightspeed, Fireside Fiction, and other fine venues. She lives with her family in Colorado. Though all of them are natives, none ski or snowboard, proving that such creatures indeed exist. When not reading or writing, she’s likely chasing after her toddler, cooing over cute puppy pictures, or thinking that she really should find more hobbies to list in her bio. She’s represented by Paul Lucas at Janklow & Nesbit. Find her on Twitter and Instagram under @amandaghelms and on Mastodon @amandaghelms@wandering.shop

First Person About

Also known as word-vomit blathering about myself. 

I’m biracial Black/white and a parent. I’m a Colorado native, but my father is from Tennessee and my mother is from Texas. My spouse, child, and I live in the Denver area. If I try to encapsulate what I write into pithy, sound-bitable phrases, it makes my innards feel gooey in a not-good way. But I gravitate toward writing about outsiders and diaspora feels and angsting for ultimate belonging. Also, portals to other places, which of course is a form of escape, turn up surprisingly frequently.