About Amanda

You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children. –Madeleine L’Engle

Kidlit Author 

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AMANDA CLEARY EASTEP is not related to Beverly Cleary but wishes she were. She is, however, a children’s author, and the Tree Street Kids is her middle grade (8-12) series (Moody Publishers, 2021 and 2022). Her children’s writing has been published in Ladybug, The Friend, Sunday school curriculum, and at Story Warren. As a longtime writer, she’s contributed to Christianity Today, Think Christian, and many other print and online publications. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and American Christian Fiction Writers, and she has led writing workshops for teens. 

Nonfiction Editor

Amanda is also the senior developmental editor at Moody Publishers, Chicago, working closely with authors to help shape Christian nonfiction books in the areas of Christian living, church and ministry, and personal and spiritual growth. 

Professional Memberships

American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW)

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)

The Academy of Christian Editors (ACE)

 

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