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A. L. Sinclair (Amanda) is a contemporary fantasy author, practicing witch, and migrant woman of colour living with complex PTSD.

Her work explores identity, trauma, and power through a feminist lens. With a background in law, sustainability, and somatic healing, she brings a unique perspective to her fiction — bridging the worlds of science and spirituality.

Her nonfiction writing has appeared in Tiny Buddha and Elephant Journal, and she’s worked across corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors.

Amanda also has experience as a screenwriter, having written a number of short films, and mentored under screenwriter Sarah Rossetti.

She lives on Whadjuk Noongar country (Perth, Western Australia) with two well-traveled cats who accompanied her
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A Winter Solstice Gambit by A.L. Sinclair
"Honored by the opportunity to be an early reader for the first three chapters.

The writing is beautiful. The prose is as complex as it is clear…like a meal that is both gorgeous and delicious.

The historical setting comes alive vividly as a character" Read more of this review »
A Winter Solstice Gambit by A.L. Sinclair
"Only a few chapters in, and I’m totally hooked! The world feels fully developed and alive, the characters leap off the page, and the dynamic between Zephyr and George is already full of tension and emotion that pull you right into the story. The mix " Read more of this review »
A Winter Solstice Gambit by A.L. Sinclair
"This is an interesting take on Anne Boleyn's well known story, melding historical fiction with fantasy.

A Winter Solstice Gambit is the first three chapters of Sinclair's upcoming debut. Though limited, these chapters were full of intrigue, politics," Read more of this review »
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A Winter Solstice Gambit by A.L. Sinclair
"This is an excerpt from the upcoming novella, the first three chapters to be exact, and let me tell you I was left in no doubt that I’ll be reading the rest as soon as possible!
Already this is so clearly well written, with many characters introduced" Read more of this review »
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“Once women have lost her and then found her again, they will contend to keep her for good. Once they have regained her, they will fight and fight hard to keep her, for with her their creative lives blossom; their relationships gain meaning and depth and health; their cycles of sexuality, creativity, work, and play are re-established; they are no longer marks for the predations of others; they are entitled equally under the laws of nature to grow and to thrive.”
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