Amanda Bridgeman

Summary

Amanda is an award-winning writer of both original and tie-in fiction. She is a Scribe Award winner, a two-time Tin Duck Award winner, an Aurealis and Ditmar Awards finalist, and author of several novels and short stories. Her original novel, The Subjugate, is being developed for TV by Aquarius Films (AUS) and Anonymous Content (US) and is being studied by two German universities as part of a program on Australian speculative fiction, in conjunction with the Centre for Australian Studies. Her Tie-In fiction includes that written for Marvel (X-Men). She was shortlisted for the 2020 WA Writer's Fellowship and is a proud Ambassador for Australia Reads.

Biography

Born in Geraldton, Amanda moved to Perth to study Film & Television/Creative Writing at Murdoch University, earning a BA in Communication Studies. Perth has been her home since, aside from a nineteen-month stint in London where she dabbled in Film & TV ‘Extra’ work.

Original Fiction:
- Salvation novel series (sci-fi crime thriller, being developed for TV).
- The Aurora novel series (military space opera)
- The Time of the Stripes novel (grounded sci-fi)
- The Great Preservation (short story) on Short Édition’s Short Story Dispenser.

Tie-in Fiction for existing IPs:
- Pandemic: Patient Zero (procedural thriller) – winner of the Scribe Award for Best Novel - General (2022).
- Sound of Light (SFF novel)– a novel set in the Marvel X-Men universe.
- Eye Of The Storm (X-Men short story) – part of the Marvel: School of X anthology.
- Reconsecration (Warhammer 40k short story) - part of the Inferno! Presents: The Emperor's Finest anthology.

Relevant qualifications

BA Communication Studies, Murdoch University (Film/TV and Creative Writing)

Recent experience

Revelation Perth International Film Festival - Panel chair
Supanova Perth (2022) - Guest author
Supanova Sydney (2022) - Guest author
Supanova Gold Coast (2022) - Guest author
Supanova Brisbane (2021) - Guest author
Supanova Melbourne (2021) - Guest author
Supanova Gold Coast (2021) - Guest author
Supanova Sydney (2019) - Guest author
Supanova Perth (2019) - Guest author
Supanova Brisbane (2018) - Guest author
Supanova Adelaide (2018) - Guest author
Swancon and Worldcon - Regular panelist and moderator