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Amanda Roth’s poetry and creative nonfiction have appeared in numerous publications, including West Branch, Fairy Tale Review, HAD, Portland Review, South Carolina Review, Okay Donkey, MAYDAY, Whale Road Review, and the Contemporary Haibun anthology. Her manuscript was a semi-finalist for the 2026 Perugia Press Prize and her poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net.

As a freelance editor, Amanda offers manuscript evaluations, developmental editing, and line editing for poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction of all lengths. With her background in social work, she offers consultation to fiction and nonfiction writers on mental health and neurodivergence.

She currently serves as a poetry editor at Literary Mama and as an editorial panelist for several independent presses.