Amanda Marie Chiado Non-Member Joined 2012

Writer, Poet, Loves Surreal Prose Poetry

Fiction Poetry Nonfiction

Amanda Chiado won the 2026 Press 53 Poetry Award for her prose poetry collection "Today I Wear the Bear Head." Diane Seuss selected her poem "My Great-grandmother Had the Face of a Beast" for Best Microfiction 2026. Her poetry and fiction have been published in DMQ Review, The Account, Southeast Review, RHINO, and others. She lives in Hollister, California, with her husband, son, daughter, and mother. Read more of her work at www.amandachiado.com

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Hollister, CA

Birthdate:

28 June

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