Allison Amend
| Allison Amend | |
|---|---|
 Amend at the 2016 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born |
May 20, 1974 Chicago, Illinois |
| Alma mater |
Stanford University; University of Iowa Writer's Workshop |
| Genre | Novel, Short Story |
| Notable awards | Sami Rohr Prize finalist |
| Website | |
| http://allisonamend.com/ | |
Allison Amend (born May 20, 1974) is an American novelist and short story writer.
Early life
Amend was born in Chicago, Illinois and [1] attended Stanford University[2] and received an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop[3] at the University of Iowa.
Career
In 2008, OV Books, an imprint of Dzanc Books, published her debut book, a short story collection called Things That Pass for Love. She has published two novels and a third[4] will be published by Nan A. Talese in May 2016. Amend lives and teaches writing in New York City, New York.[4]
Publications
Novels
- Stations West: a novel. Louisiana State University Press (2010) [ISBN 978-0807136171][5]
- A Nearly Perfect Copy: a novel. Nan A. Talese (2013) [ISBN 9780385536691][6]
- Enchanted Islands: a novel. Nan A. Talese (24 May 2016) [ISBN 978-0385539067]
Short Story Collections
- Things That Pass for Love. Dzanc Books (2008) [ISBN 9780976717744][7]
Awards
- Sami Rohr Prize finalist [8]
References
- ↑ "New York Writer Allison Amend Will Always Call Chicago Home". Gapersblock.com. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ↑ "4 questions with Allison Amend - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ↑ "Double Take: An interview with Allison Amend". Braddock Avenue Books. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- 1 2 "Random House for High School Teachers". Randomhouse.com. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Stations West by Allison Amend, Author . Louisiana State Univ. $18.95 (250p) ISBN 978-0-8071-3617-1". Publishersweekly.com. 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ↑ "Book Review: 'A Nearly Perfect Copy'". NPR. 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ↑ "Things that Pass for Love by Allison Amend". the short review. 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ↑ "Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist¦Allison Amend". Jewishbookcouncil.org. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
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