Amy Reed is a distinguished American author, known for her work in short stories, literature & fiction, and young adult novels. Reed was born in Seattle and moved frequently throughout her childhood, attending a total of eight schools by the age of eighteen. This constant moving taught her to be restless and allowed her imagination to run wild. After a brief stint at Reed College, she moved to San Francisco where she spent several years serving coffee and getting into trouble. Reed eventually graduated from film school, but soon realized that filmmaking was not for her. She returned to her first love, writing, and earned her MFA from the New College of California.
Reed is the author of several successful standalone novels, as well as the popular Invincible series. Her short works have been published in various literary journals such as Contrary, Mission at Tenth, Kitchen Sink, and Fiction. Reed's novels are contemporary and gritty young adult novels, and she has written books such as Crazy, Damaged, Beautiful, Clean, and Over You. These books were published by the Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse publication. Reed has also written for the Harper Collins/Katherine Tegen publication, with her Invincible series being released by them. Her novel titled The Nowhere Girls, was released in 2017. In this latest novel, Reed describes the story of three misfit girls, who begin an underground movement for avenging the rape of one of their classmates. Reed is also currently editing an anthology. In her spare time, Reed enjoys reading, cooking, running, eating, spending time with her husband and daughter, gardening, making lists, and helping her daughter with her studies. Reed currently resides in western North Carolina with her family and pet dog.