Amber Childres - Publicist
- Gender: Female
- Industry: Communications or Media
- Occupation: Literary Publicist
- Location: Austin : Texas : United States
About Me
A former contributor and editorial assistant at Austin’s local 512 Magazine, Amber Childres now manages national media campaigns for authors in a variety of genres at Phenix & Phenix. Most notably, Amber has led successful media campaigns for humor books, children’s books and animal enthusiast books, earning her prominent bookings in Dallas Morning News, Newsday, The Chicago Tribune, The Star-Ledger, Boston Globe, Associated Press, NPR, Playboy Radio and “Daytime,” a nationally-syndicated TV talk show. Amber also serves as Phenix & Phenix’s Online Video PR Campaign coordinator and producer of ShelfLife.TV, overseeing the preparation, production and distribution of author videos throughout the web. Amber holds a B.A. in journalism and a minor in Hispanic studies from the University of Texas at Austin. During her education she was a reporter and copy editor for the Daily Texan and a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.
Interests
- reading
- travel
- animals
- the arts (primarily dance and photography)
- cooking
- crossword puzzles
- creative writing
- live music
Favorite Movies
- Pulp Fiction
- Annie Hall
- Casino
- Steel Magnolias
- Parenthood
- I Heart Huckabees
- Best in Show
- Amores Perros
- Barefoot in the Park
- The Odd Couple
- Out of Africa
Favorite Music
- Eric Clapton
- James Brown
- Frank Sinatra
- Bob Marley
- Galactic
- Thievery Corporation
- The Doors
- The Brazilian Girls
- The Killers
- Regina Spektor
- Arctic Monkeys
- CCR
- MIA