Amanda Earl is the author of numerous poetry chapbooks published in Canada, the USA and the UK, most recently "Sex First & Then A Sandwich" (above/ground press, 2012). Two manuscripts, "Sessions from the Dream House Aria" and "Eve, a mere roar," a collaborative work with Sandra Ridley, have been shortlisted for the Robert Kroetsch Innovative Poetry Award. The managing editor of Bywords.ca, Amanda holds an Honours BA and an MA in French Language, Literature and Translation from the University of Waterloo, and Honours BA in Translation from the School of Translators and Interpreters at the University of Ottawa.