Name Amy Shearn Role Author | Education University of Iowa | |
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Books How Far Is the Ocean from Here: A Novel, The Mermaid of Brooklyn |
Amy shearn
Amy Shearn (born 1979) is an American author of fiction, essays, poetry, and humor.
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Shearn's debut novel How Far Is The Ocean From Here was published by Shaye Areheart Books on July 22, 2008.
Work by Shearn has been published in Jane Magazine, West Branch, Salt Hill, Opium, Lyric, West Branch, 3rd Bed, Poets and Writers, Passages North, and the Found Magazine anthology Requiem for a Paper Bag.
In addition to printed work, short fiction by Shearn has appeared on various literary websites including Brink, Sub-Lit, Gutcult, Five Chapters, Hobart, Nidus, and Elimae.
Shearn currently resides in Brooklyn, NY, and teaches writing at Gotham Writers' Workshop and NYU: SCPS.
Amy Shearn on The Mermaid of Brooklyn
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