Amanda Makepeace was born near Washington D.C. in 1976. She is an award winning fantasy and science fiction illustrator. Her career in art began more than a decade ago while living abroad in the UK. In recent years, Amanda has worked with independent authors, small publishers, and game companies. She has illustrated the covers for Hugo nominated fiction anthologies and numerous genre fiction. Her art has appeared in ENnie Award winning rpg games. Through her art, she explores the themes of nature, magic, fantasy, dark corners and even distant worlds.
Amanda is a regular at Fantasy and SciFi conventions in the southeast, and an award winner at JordanCon, DragonCon, ChattaCon, and LibertyCon. Her cover illustrations for Diabolical Plots won Chesley Awards in 2019 and 2020 for Best Cover of a Paperbook/eBook. She is a member and administrator of the Changeling Artist Collective and the co-founder and administrator of the Bird Whisperer Project. When she’s not in the studio, she can be found reconnecting with nature and the woods that inspired her as a child.
