Amanda Peters | Biography & Books

Amanda Peters is a Canadian writer of Mi’kmaw and settler descent whose literary voice explores identity, belonging, and intergenerational trauma. A graduate of the University of King’s College and Dalhousie University, Peters draws from her mixed heritage to tell stories rooted in the complexity of Indigenous and colonial histories. Her writing is deeply intimate, blending lyrical prose with a strong emotional undercurrent.

She is best known for her debut novel The Berry Pickers (2023), which follows the story of a young girl taken from her Mi’kmaw family and raised in a white household, unaware of her true identity. Nominated for the Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and longlisted for the Giller Prize, the book was praised for its powerful exploration of memory, family, and cultural erasure. With a quiet but poignant narrative style, Amanda Peters has quickly established herself as a vital voice in contemporary Canadian literature.

GENRES
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literature, Mystery

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Novels

1. The Berry Pickers (2023)

Short story collections

1. Waiting for the Long Night Moon (2024)