Amanda Bell is an Irish writer whose studies include a degree in French and English from Trinity College Dublin, a Masters in Poetry Studies, a francophone tour guiding qualification, and a diploma in embroidered textiles. Her publications include fiction, poetry, and translation, and have been awarded a Merit Book Award, Touchstone Distinguished Books Award, the Allingham Prize, and a shortlisting for the Shine Strong Award for best first collection published in Ireland. She is married with two daughters.