Local Author to Describe Her Life as a Fiction Writer Via Zoom Event

Amy Makechnie is an author, science teacher at Proctor, and mother

July 20, 2020 • Saved under Arts
By Larry Chase
Best-selling author Amy Makechnie reads from one of her books to a group of children during a local event.

Best-selling Andover author Amy Makechnie will offer her thoughts and experiences on becoming a published writer in a public “conversation” beginning at 7 PM on Thursday, August 6.  The event will be delivered via Zoom; up  to 100 households can reserve seats in advance by sending an e-mail request to TheAndoverHub@nullgmail.com.


The title of the program is “From Mom to Published Author.”  The event is co-sponsored by the Literary Arts Guild of the Center for the Arts, Lake Sunapee Region, and The Andover Community Hub.

A resident of East Andover  since 1997, a science teacher at Proctor Academy since 1998 (with a 10-year motherhood hiatus), and the author of a critically acclaimed middle-grade novel — “The Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair” — in 2018, Amy has recently completed a second novel — “Golden” — to be published by Simon & Schuster  in 2021. 


At the August 6 event, Amy will describe and read from her new novel; then describe her journey to becoming a published novelist (while engaging in a part-time teaching career and serving as a wife and mother of four); and then engage in conversation with attendees.  Local writers and will-be writers  (especially elementary and middle-schoolers) are invited to participate, she said.

Her first novel is available in hardback or paperback at any online retailer, at Morgan Hill Bookstore in New London, and with signed copies at Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord. Amy is also happy to mail signed bookplates to anyone requesting one.

Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Amy and her husband Gregor are the parents to four children.  She studied Health and Human Performance at Brigham Young University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree, and holds former  certifications in Personal Training and Sports Nutrition.

Amy’s other published works include many essays available online and in local magazines. You can follow her on Instagram @amymakechnie and Twitter @amymakechnie, and sign up for her “monthly-ish” author newsletter at AmyMakechnie.com.

What Kirkus Reviews wrote about Amy’s first novel: “If Scout Finch had had a sister, she would be future ‘world-famous lawyer’ Guinevere St. Clair…100 percent unforgettable.”