{"id":100,"date":"2019-08-06T15:47:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T15:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2026-03-12T03:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T03:46:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/?page_id=100","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Amanda-Cecelia-Lang-ghostly2-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-852\" style=\"width:312px;height:235px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Amanda-Cecelia-Lang-ghostly2-2.jpeg 604w, https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Amanda-Cecelia-Lang-ghostly2-2-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Amanda Cecelia Lang is an author and aspiring monster-slayer from Colorado. She writes tales of horror laced with whimsy, magic, and mayhem. When she isn\u2019t plotting her next imaginary murder, she sleeps all day and plays all night\u2014but probably isn\u2019t a vampire since she thinks hickeys are seriously gross. She lives with her life partner, one ancient cat, and an ongoing existential crisis. As a card-carrying scary movie nerd, nothing revs her chainsaw more than meta-slashers, &#8217;80s nostalgia, and a fierce final girl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact: amanda.cecelia.lang@gmail.com <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interviews &amp; Extras<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ellendatlow.com\/2022\/11\/28\/recommendations-for-best-horror-14-long-list\/?fbclid=IwAR3CWBrcj8gPZ5g0HvOYhy7hXHoUJ6B7fKZv0xQWR9nRKJ_cYbSoXl7rob0\" target=\"_blank\">Long List &#8211; Ellen Datlow&#8217;s Best Horror of the Year #14<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ellendatlow.com\/2024\/11\/28\/the-best-horror-of-the-year-volume-sixteen-recommendations-2023-part-two\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ellendatlow.com\/2024\/11\/28\/the-best-horror-of-the-year-volume-sixteen-recommendations-2023-part-two\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Long List &#8211; Ellen Datlow&#8217;s Best Horror of the Year #16<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Read Me a Nightmare (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/readmeanightmare.buzzsprout.com\/1772694\/12982730-35-the-woman-in-the-churchyard-interview-with-amanda-cecelia-lang?fbclid=IwAR1JGRDNlNV7nAGs027sMsUZN8K37Wns_Eifk9nDIysZT4OyM_WwxxD8x2I\" target=\"_blank\">Read Me a Nightmare<\/a>       <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.flametreepublishing.com\/fantasy-gothic\/hidden-realms-author-qa-story-inspirations?fbclid=IwAR24D-Z_71iqGDe6qcR2jjQ_-lE34JNb8siPt-1ZDiaYFNmPPW8xyXdzrYs\" target=\"_blank\">Flame Tree Press &#8211; Hidden Realms &#8211; Part One<\/a>    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.flametreepublishing.com\/fantasy-gothic\/hidden-realms-author-qa-best-stories-writing-practices?fbclid=IwAR2jEYGQQvOZTSwl3p0wjHHPkvwAn_PsCHiKXdNBBe9spKYnVWxiO6jEDQY\" target=\"_blank\">Flame Tree Press &#8211; Hidden Realms &#8211; Part Two<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Coffee, Book, &amp; Candle (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coffeebookandcandle.com\/post\/amanda-cecelia-lang-interview?fbclid=IwAR0O858avWbx3PREZIMhInkW6Ii9pS9XirIpuwUH51gdD_YYg4AidE6JJLY\" target=\"_blank\">Coffee, Book, &amp; Candle<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grendelpress.com\/author-interview-amanda-cecelia-lang\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/grendelpress.com\/author-interview-amanda-cecelia-lang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grendel Press<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.flametreepublishing.com\/fantasy-gothic\/spirits-ghouls-author-qa-best-stories-writing-practices\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blog.flametreepublishing.com\/fantasy-gothic\/spirits-ghouls-author-qa-best-stories-writing-practices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flame Tree Press &#8211; Spirits &amp; Ghouls &#8211; Part One<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.flametreepublishing.com\/fantasy-gothic\/spirits-ghouls-author-qa-story-inspirations\" target=\"_blank\">Flame Tree Press &#8211; Spirits &amp; Ghouls &#8211; Part Two<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hungryshadowpress.com\/news\/lang-dream-2-interview\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hungryshadowpress.com\/news\/lang-dream-2-interview\" target=\"_blank\">It Was All a Dream 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.flametreepublishing.com\/fantasy-gothic\/shadows-on-the-water-author-qa-story-inspirations\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blog.flametreepublishing.com\/fantasy-gothic\/shadows-on-the-water-author-qa-story-inspirations\" target=\"_blank\">Flame Tree Press &#8211; Shadows on the Water &#8211; Part One<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.flametreepublishing.com\/fantasy-gothic\/shadows-on-the-water-author-qa-best-stories-writing-practices\" target=\"_blank\">Flame Tree Press &#8211; Shadows on the Water &#8211; Part Two<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/tales-to-terrify-116033017\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/tales-to-terrify-116033017\" target=\"_blank\">Tales to Terrify Bonus Interview<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/angeliquemfawns.substack.com\/p\/writing-dark-fiction-with-amanda?r=20rm8b&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawJBOu1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVmssFC09DdldLw-cQeUUuxc80lEmLxXdqC494kbYHLgFoQjwC7-3DDg6g_aem_W5y9T4i_wShZrvk0jsBwaA&amp;triedRedirect=true\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/angeliquemfawns.substack.com\/p\/writing-dark-fiction-with-amanda?r=20rm8b&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawJBOu1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVmssFC09DdldLw-cQeUUuxc80lEmLxXdqC494kbYHLgFoQjwC7-3DDg6g_aem_W5y9T4i_wShZrvk0jsBwaA&amp;triedRedirect=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Writing Dark Fiction with Amanda Cecelia Lang<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hwa46.wildapricot.org\/Sys\/PublicProfile\/71569066\/1683781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Horrow_Writers_Association.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-992\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:98px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Horrow_Writers_Association.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Horrow_Writers_Association-75x75.jpeg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bramstokerawards.horror.org\/front-page\/horror-writers-association-releases-the-2025-bram-stoker-awards-final-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"341\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stokerawardnom-lg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1241\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.963276836158192;width:123px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stokerawardnom-lg.png 341w, https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stokerawardnom-lg-289x300.png 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bramstokerawards.horror.org\/front-page\/horror-writers-association-releases-the-2025-bram-stoker-awards-final-ballot\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bramstokerawards.horror.org\/front-page\/horror-writers-association-releases-the-2025-bram-stoker-awards-final-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This Way Lies Madness &#8211; &#8220;Nothing and the Boy&#8221;<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@amanda_cecelia_lang_author?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thread.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1184\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:60px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thread.png 225w, https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thread-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thread-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amanda_cecelia_lang_author\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"153\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/instapic-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-916\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:62px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/instapic-4.jpeg 153w, https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/instapic-4-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/instapic-4-75x75.jpeg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/amandacecelia.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blusky.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1170\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:60px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blusky.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blusky-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blusky-75x75.jpeg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FinalGrrrl333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TwitterX-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1192\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:61px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TwitterX-3.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TwitterX-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TwitterX-3-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amanda.lang.562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"736\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fb-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1198\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:62px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fb-1.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fb-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fb-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fb-1-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amanda Cecelia Lang is an author and aspiring monster-slayer from Colorado. She writes tales of horror laced with whimsy, magic, and mayhem. When she isn\u2019t plotting her next imaginary murder, she sleeps all day and plays all night\u2014but probably isn\u2019t a vampire since she thinks hickeys are seriously gross. She lives with her life partner, one ancient cat, and an ongoing existential crisis. As a card-carrying scary movie nerd, nothing revs her chainsaw more than meta-slashers, &#8217;80s nostalgia, and a fierce final girl. Contact: amanda.cecelia.lang@gmail.com Interviews &amp; Extras<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":79,"href":"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1267,"href":"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100\/revisions\/1267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amandacecelialang.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}