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Genre
  
Novel, Short Story

Name
  
Allison Amend


Role
  
Novelist

Education
  
Stanford University

Born
  
May 20, 1974 (age 49) Chicago, Illinois (
1974-05-20
)

Alma mater
  
Stanford University; University of Iowa Writer's Workshop

Notable awards
  
Sami Rohr Prize finalist

Books
  
Things That Pass for Love, A Nearly Perfect Copy: A, Cracking the SAT Literature, Asian‑American Writers, Stations West

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Allison Amend (born May 20, 1974) is an American novelist and short story writer.

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Allison amend


Early life

Amend was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Stanford University and received an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop 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 will be published by Nan A. Talese in May 2016. Amend lives and teaches writing in New York City, New York.

Novels

  • Stations West: a novel. Louisiana State University Press (2010) ISBN 978-0807136171
  • A Nearly Perfect Copy: a novel. Nan A. Talese (2013) ISBN 9780385536691
  • 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
  • Awards

  • Sami Rohr Prize finalist
  • References

    Allison Amend Wikipedia