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Andrew McDowell is the author of the fantasy novels Mystical Greenwood and Beneath the Deep Wave, the former of which was a finalist in the 2019 American Fiction Awards, won the 2021 Maryland Writers’ Association Novel Contest, and was an honorable mention in the 2021 Top Shelf Magazine contest. He studied at St. Mary’s College and the University of Maryland, College Park. Andrew has had poetry, short stories, and essays featured in anthologies and literary journals. He has Asperger Syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder.

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	Mystical Greenwood (One with Nature #1) 4.44 avg rating — 39 ratings — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Petals of Haiku: An Anthology by Gabriela Marie Milton (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andrew McDowell (Goodreads Author), Lanzz 4.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poetry Treasures 4: In Touch with Nature by Kaye Lynne Booth (Goodreads Author), Frank Prem (Goodreads Author), Colleen M. Chesebro (Goodreads Author) 4.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku by Gabriela Marie Milton (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Naoki Kimura (Photography), Andrew McDowell (Goodreads Author) 4.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fae Dreams by Andrew McDowell (Goodreads Author), Anthony Webster, Arianna Sebo it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightmare Whispers: The Collection by Andrew McDowell (Goodreads Author), Arianna Sebo, Austen Miles it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beneath the Deep Wave (One with Nature Book 2) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightmare Whispers: Madness Echoes by Andrew McDowell (Goodreads Author), B.F. Vega, Rose J. Fairchild (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into the Glen: Into the Light by Andrew McDowell (Goodreads Author), Sergio Palumbo, Vonnie Winslow Crist (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond the Forest 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Featuring “Beneath the Deep Wave” by Andrew McDowell

Many thanks to Nolcha Fox for helping to promote Beneath the Deep Wave, having done the same for Mystical Greenwood two months ago: Beneath the Deep Wave‘s new edition will be available soon! Also, if you can make it tonight, either in person or via Zoom, I hope you can attend my new presentation on […]

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Andrew liked Sally Cronin's blog post: Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Guest Post – Who has influenced you the most in your life? – My Parents by Andrew McDowell "This series is about the person you feel has had the most influence on your life and has shaped the person you are today, and what you have achieved. That might be in reaching personal goals or to do with … Continue reading →"
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