Amelia Cotter

Amelia Cotter is a writer, author and paranormal explorer. She writes for children and adults, and her books include the top selling This House: The True Story of a Girl and a Ghost, Maryland Ghosts: Paranormal Encounters in the Free State, and Breakfast with Bigfoot (ages 3-6), the first of a three-part series illustrated by artist Charles Swinford.
 
A native Marylander, Amelia graduated from Hood College with a degree in German and History and now lives in Chicago, where she has had the opportunity to write professionally for several businesses and nonprofit organizations. She has also been a content consultant for Heinemann Raintree Publishers, and a translator (English to German) and consultant for Rock House Press. Her short fiction and haiku have been featured in numerous journals, including Black Oak Presents, Acorn, and The Heron’s Nest, as well as the Anthology of English Language Haiku by Women.
 
Amelia is a co-founder of the Chicago Paranormal Seekers, and has been a guest on various radio programs and presented at paranormal conferences in and around Chicago. Her work has been recognized in Time Out Chicago magazine. She’s definitely a ghost geek as well as a history and folklore buff, and hopes to share her love for the many wonders of the world, while inspiring others to explore it, through her books, stories, and poetry.

Black Oak Media Titles

This House: The True Story of a Girl and a Ghost

The top selling first book by Amelia Cotter now with a new Foreword by Michael Kleen, an Introduction by the author, and an excerpt from Maryland Ghosts: Paranormal Encounters in the Free State! Nora is a lonely fifteen year old who dreams of more adventure than life in suburban Maryland can offer. Fascinated by the supernatural, she begins exploring an allegedly haunted abandoned house on the property where her father works. She soon finds herself tangled in the mysteries of the house as she uncovers its many secrets and meets a shy ghost called “Walter.” Including original documents with the author’s notes, this book is based on real events and reveals how a girl, a house and its ghost will become intertwined forever.

 "Ms. Cotter's evocative writing deliciously transported me…A wonderfully engaging book which also sheds light on the complex impulses that make the paranormal so irresistible. Ghosts speak to us in so many ways. The author is a master listener.” –Ursula Bielski

Maryland Ghosts: Paranormal Encounters in the Free State (forthcoming)