https://www.amyduchene.com/blog daily 0.75 2021-01-25 https://www.amyduchene.com/about daily 1.0 2025-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c7413387b98582a5e6855/1611537212372-EKMJZJ8T3CCTVNHERJBY/image0.jpeg About - Hi! I’m Amy Duchêne - writer by day and by play. By day I write marketing copy for some of the biggest tech brands in the world. By play, I pen picture book manuscripts. I’m a member of Storyteller Academy, an active SCBWI event participant, and a CBA graduate. My first picture book, POOL PARTY, came out in Spring 2022 from Cameron Kids (a division of Abrams)! When not writing, I’m often at the beach, on a trail, or hanging out at home with my husband and collection of orange cats. I’m based in Southern California. This site contains samples of work from my 20+ year writing career plus some dashes of inspiration and fun. 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My debut picture book was co-created with longtime pal Elisa Parhad (Los Angeles Is…) and illustrated by the fab Anne Bentley. Publisher is Cameron Kids (a division of Abrams)! it’s available now through Amazon, Indiebound, directly via the Abrams website, and in many retailers like B&N and indie stores. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c7413387b98582a5e6855/1611976222655-AQYIX0PD5HWC8P20U4CK/image-asset.jpeg Kids - THE STORY BEHIND POOL PARTY i am thrilled to have collaborated with one of my very first friends as co-authors of POOL PARTY, released by Cameron Kids (a division of Abrams!) in spring 2022. People often ask, where did the idea or inspiration come from? Elisa and I met in a pool as toddlers. 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