Amanda Cockrell co-founded the children's literature graduate program at Hollins University in 1992, along with R.H.W.
Since then, she has been managing editor of The Hollins Critic, a position she holds as of 2024[update].
[1] Cockrell is the author of a number of historical novels for adults, some written under her own name and some under the pseudonym Damion Hunter.
[2] Her first young adult novel, What We Keep Is Not Always What Will Stay, was published in 2011 and was named one of the best children's books of the year by The Boston Globe.
[3] The Deer Dancers The Horse Catchers The Centurions Trilogy