Amanda Denney is a historical fiction novelist and poet. In addition to literary essays and journalism articles, she writes historical and realistic fiction in English and Spanish, short stories and novelettes of various genres, and free verse poetry. Her interest in writing came from her deep love of books, which she has devoured several at a time for her entire childhood, and the study of Romantic poetry and a trip to London inspired what would eventually become her debut novel, Sweepings of the Street. Amanda is from Massachusetts and now lives in Saratoga Springs, New York. She can be found drawing, practicing one of her four instruments, memorizing lines for multiple shows at once, typing furiously on her laptop as she tries to replicate the speed of her thoughts, or reading a book wherever she is.