Amanda K. Jaros is a writer living in Ithaca, NY.  She holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from Chatham University. Amanda's work has appeared in a wide range of places, online and in print, from literary magazines to blogs to the local newspaper. Check out her personal blog, Tamarack Writes, to read her haiku, nature writing, and musings on the writing life. 

After starting as a blog editor, Amanda became the Editor-in-Chief of Literary Mama in 2018. Find more of her work there.

In 1999, Amanda thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail by herself. She has written a memoir about her six-month adventure, which is now out on submission. 

Currently, Amanda also serves on her County Legislature. You can read a little about that aspect of her work at AmandaChampion.com. (FYI- that's her married name!) 

Amanda loves trees, mountains, the Adirondacks, and everything in nature and she spends as much time as she can outside. She loves taking pictures of everything, and all the photos on the site are hers. 

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