Author Bio
Amanda Leigh Munson, or A. L. Munson, is a member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association and the Horror Writers Association. She was a nominee for the 2025 Brave New Weird Awards and her work has appeared in/on various magazines, e-zines, anthologies, and podcasts. She has an upcoming publication in Strange Aeon 2026 and is currently querying agents for her first novel.
Munson is from the small town of St. Rose, Louisiana and is a tribal member of the Vancleave Live Oak Choctaw of Mississippi. Her Choctaw name is Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli, meaning “Morning Rainbow.” She is aro/ace, neurodivergent, and an otrovert who enjoys being alone in the wilderness away from people and technology.
Aside from Louisiana, Munson has lived in the Czech Republic, Romania, New York, and Kansas and has held every job title from criminal defense paralegal to archivist. She is now back in the New Orleans area where she works as a law librarian and practices archery and landscape photography in her free time.
