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

Early life

Amend was born in

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, attended

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, and received an MFA from the

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at the

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Career

In 2008, OV Books, an imprint of

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, published her debut book, a short story collection called ''Things That Pass for Love''. She has published two novels and a third was published by Nan A. Talese in May 2016. Amend teaches writing at

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in New York City.

Publications

Novels

*''Stations West'': a novel. ''Louisiana State University Press'' (2010) * ''A Nearly Perfect Copy'': a novel. ''Nan A. Talese'' (2013) * ''Enchanted Islands'': a novel. ''Nan A. Talese'' (24 May 2016)

Short story collections

*''Things That Pass for Love''. ''Dzanc Books'' (2008)

Awards

* Sami Rohr Prize finalist

References

External links

Amend's website
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