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April 24, 2023
New essay: The Masked Woman (Miracle Monocle)
In an essay published in Miracle Monocle, I wrote about learning I was autistic in my forties. This is an excerpt from my upcoming essay collection from University of Iowa Press.
January 31, 2023
Coming soon: Memoir in essays from University of Iowa Press
My memoir-in-essays, The Past is a Grotesque Animal, will be published by the University of Iowa Press in Fall of 2024!
Through a combination of personal storytelling and cultural analysis, through wide-ranging styles and mixed media, and with a literary ancestry of Burn Your House Down, Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing, and Tomboyland, The Past is a Grotesque Animal is a battle cry that dissects anger, sexuality, autistic masking, bodies, punk, and female annihilation to create a new picture of modern women.
Stay tuned for much more!
September 19, 2022
Winner: BOA Editions Short Fiction Prize
EXILE IN GUYVILLE is the winner of the 2022 BOA Editions Short Fiction Prize!
“Amy Lee Lillard’s Exile in Guyville hits with the impact of a scorching punk rock song," says BOA Publisher Peter Conners. "It’s smart, funny, intriguing, a little scary at parts, and thoroughly bold from start to finish. Frankly, it’s one of the most badass story collections I’ve ever read."
The collection will be published in Spring 2024. Stay tuned for much more!
Amy Lee Lillard Wins Twelfth Annual BOA Editions Short Fiction Prize
May 16, 2022
Listen: Interview SquarePeg Podcast
I talked with the SquarePeg Podcast about late-diagnosed autism, shame, writing, and much more!
February 3, 2022
News for you: Things to watch, read, listen + Dig Me Out news
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Amy Lee Lillard | Newsletter: Things to watch, read, listen + Dig Me Out news
Listen: Interview with DMPL Podcast
I talked with the Des Moines Public Library about writing, the long path to publishing, Broads and Books, and my loooooooong love of libraries:
January 14, 2022
Listen: Interview with Foster Podcast
I talked with Foster Podcast about writing, the long path to publishing, how to go easier on ourselves, and more:
December 6, 2021
Review of Dig Me Out from Grist
The terrific Grist Journal published a review of Dig Me Out from Jennifer Marie Donahue!
November 29, 2021
Pushcart Prize Nominee: "Typical Girls"
My story "Typical Girls," published in Barrelhouse, has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize!
November 17, 2021
Review of Dig Me Out from Gertrude Press
The iconic Gertrude Press published a review of Dig Me Out from Alex Carrigan!
