Amy Nicole is an author, journalist, and playwright. As an author she has published the children's book, Buster's Backpack Adventure, the memoir, Hello Sunshine: A caregiver's unexpected journey of love and loss, and in January 2024 she released her second children's book, An Apple a Day with Pegasus Publishers.
Amy has been an active journalist for the past 15 years writing for publications such as Patch.com and the Long Island Advance. In 2020 Amy founded the digital publication, The Human Interest Story and since its inception has become home to stories of people across Long Island and beyond who inspire, overcome adversity and speak from the heart.
In addition to writing books and her passion for journalism, Amy has spent her life involved with theatre and began performing as a child. In 1994 at the age of 16, Amy was accepted as a student of New York State Summer School of the Arts (NYSSSA) theatre program where she studied intensely under the mentorship of Circle Rep Theatre Company and founders, Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Lanford Wilson and Michael Warren Powell. Over time, she eventually gravitated her focus towards her passion as a playwright and working in production which included her role as production assistant, dramaturg and playbill editor for an Off-Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel in 2012.
In 2022, Amy premiered her first full-length play, Two Cents as staged readings in LA and NYC, and in December 2023 at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. Coming up the summer of 2024 on the path to full-production, Amy will be making her first trip to London to present a staged reading of Two Cents as part of the Camden Fringe Festival.
When best friends Charlie, a retired racehorse and Fluff, a friendly barn rabbit, learns the family farm is in trouble they set out on a journey to save the day. With Charlie being the only hope to help save the farm, he now suddenly has to find a way to get rid of an unhealthy sweet tooth, but with Fluff by his side they go on a woodland adventure to find the perfect magical apple. Pegasus Publishers, 2024.
Hello Sunshine: A caregiver's unexpected journey of love and loss
Hello Sunshine tells the journey of a young woman who becomes a caregiver to her mother when she was suddenly diagnosed with a rare blood disease. With only one known possible cure and a race against time she shares how she balanced giving her mother the best possible care while being a full-time working mother who was faced with devastating circumstances. Hello Sunshine is a tribute to a daughter's love for her mother and a story to pay forward to all caregivers seeking comfort and hope. Independently published 2020.
Buster's Backpack Adventure - Kindle Edition
Buster's Backpack Adventure is a story of boy and his dog who go on an extra special adventure while making their usual deliveries from the local market to help those in need in their town. Published 2017.
Amy Nicole is an author, journalist, and playwright. As an author she has published the children's book, Buster's Backpack Adventure, the memoir, Hello Sunshine: A caregiver's unexpected journey of love and loss, and in January 2024 she released her second children's book, An Apple a Day with Pegasus Publishers.
When best friends Charlie, a retired racehorse and Fluff, a friendly barn rabbit, learns the family farm is in trouble they set out on a journey to save the day. With Charlie being the only hope to help save the farm, he now suddenly has to find a way to get rid of an unhealthy sweet tooth, but with Fluff by his side they go on a woodland adventure to find the perfect magical apple. Pegasus Publishers, 2024.
Hello Sunshine tells the journey of a young woman who becomes a caregiver to her mother when she was suddenly diagnosed with a rare blood disease. With only one known possible cure and a race against time she shares how she balanced giving her mother the best possible care while being a full-time working mother who was faced with devastating circumstances. Hello Sunshine is a tribute to a daughter's love for her mother and a story to pay forward to all caregivers seeking comfort and hope. Independently published 2020.
Buster's Backpack Adventure is a story of boy and his dog who go on an extra special adventure while making their usual deliveries from the local market to help those in need in their town. Published 2017.
