Amy L. Bernstein writes award-winning fiction and nonfiction, with a particular interest in the power of dystopian literature to stretch the boundaries of realism by using imagined futures to interrogate the truths we live with now. Amy brings a compassionate and insightful voice to the challenges and joys of the artistic process at writers' conferences around the U.S. She is the author of five previous novels and a nonfiction book of inspiration for creatives. A former journalist, Amy also works as a book coach, helping nonfiction authors craft compelling book proposals. She welcomes followers to her weekly Substack, where she amplifies the joys and challenges of the creative life.

When not glued to a screen, she loves listening to jazz and classical music, drinking wine with friends, and exploring Baltimore, Maryland's glorious neighborhoods, which inspire her fiction.