In the middle of May, I lost my job at the Adler Planetarium after six years, along with 119 other colleagues, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, I am temporarily a full-time writer. I have found some personal solace in the time of self-quarantine and social distancing, reconnecting with myself, friends, family, and pets. I have also found myself in the privileged position of living in a comfortable and safe environment. I struggle with chronic anxiety and OCD, and the time of COVID-19 has not changed that, but living without the extra labor of having to mask it publicly has been, in its own bizarre way, a gift.
With all of this in mind, here is what I have accomplished since my last Newsletter in December, and what lies ahead:
Recent Awards/Publications
This House: The True Story of a Girl and a Ghost 10th anniversary edition from Haunted Road Media
April 2020
Third Place, Mars Category by Adult Non-Resident, Highland Park Poetry's 2020 Poetry Challenge (and Chapbook), "here among the stars" (pg. 10)
April 2020
April 2020
Honorable Mention, Soka Matsubara International Haiku Competition, "apparitions"
February 2020
February 2020
"Burn the Witch" and "Stellar Nebula," Stentorian Bitch February 2020
February 2020
Upcoming Publications
Temporarily out of print, a third edition of my children's book Breakfast with Bigfoot will be coming this summer from Haunted Road Media. I have also been working on a book of ghost stories about the Old Baraboo Inn in Baraboo, Wisconsin, which will be released sometime in the near future, also from Haunted Road Media. Also, after two long years of preparation, and more than a year of searching, shopping around, and submitting various versions of the manuscript to contests, publishers, and small presses, the chapbook of poetry I have been working on, apparitions, has at last been accepted for publication! I am excited to share more details soon! And finally, the anthology about the lives and experiences of children detained at the U.S.-Mexico border has also been accepted for publication, with further details pending.
Recent Appearances
I had a packed winter of appearances before seeing most of my spring events get cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus. In television news, The R.I.P. Files has been available on Tubi TV (as of summer 2019)! Here is everything else. I am particularly elated to share that all ten episodes of Spooky Story Tuesdays, which originally aired via Facebook Live, are now uploaded to my YouTube channel (see below):
The Edge of the Rabbit Hole, Ep. "Paranormal Storytelling with Author Amelia Cotter!"
May 26, 2020
The Grave Talks, Ep. "Are They Really Dead? A Conversation with Amelia Cotter"
May 26, 2020
This House: The True Story of a Girl and a Ghost 10th anniversary edition Virtual Launch Party
April 14, 2020
The American Coronavirus Journal, Ep. "From Vacation to Lockdown - Amelia Cotter-Pollock in Chicago"
April 13, 2020
Spooky Story Tuesdays
March 24-May 26, 2020
The Outer Realm on 4680Q Niagara Online Radio/UPRN Talk Radio 107.7 FM New Orleans
February 12, 2020
Project PSI Radio
Astonishing Legends, Ep. "163: The Lost Christmas Eve Special" (Holiday Message)
December 23, 2019
The Paranormal Pride on WBHM-DB
May 26, 2020
The Grave Talks, Ep. "Are They Really Dead? A Conversation with Amelia Cotter"
May 26, 2020
This House: The True Story of a Girl and a Ghost 10th anniversary edition Virtual Launch Party
April 14, 2020
The American Coronavirus Journal, Ep. "From Vacation to Lockdown - Amelia Cotter-Pollock in Chicago"
April 13, 2020
Spooky Story Tuesdays
March 24-May 26, 2020
The Outer Realm on 4680Q Niagara Online Radio/UPRN Talk Radio 107.7 FM New Orleans
February 12, 2020
Project PSI Radio
January 12, 2020
Astonishing Legends, Ep. "163: The Lost Christmas Eve Special" (Holiday Message)
December 23, 2019
The Paranormal Pride on WBHM-DB
December 16, 2019
Astonishing Legends, Ep. "161: The Stanley Hotel with Connor J. Randall" (Listener Segue)
December 15, 2019
Astonishing Legends, Ep. "161: The Stanley Hotel with Connor J. Randall" (Listener Segue)
December 15, 2019
Upcoming Appearances
Right now, these events are tentative as we move forward in these uncertain times. But if and when they do happen, I really look forward to seeing everyone and reconnecting with friends and fans!:
Printers Row Lit Fest with The Society of Midland Authors, Chicago
September 5, 2020
The Haunted Savannah Paracon at Hotel Indigo in Savannah, Georgia
February 26-27, 2021
Thank you all for sharing in this journey with me. Everyone please be safe and well. As always, Happy Hauntings!
~Amelia
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