Amy Lauren

Poet

Sarasota, FL
Florida US
Email: 
amylauren43@gmail.com
Website: 
amylaurenwrites.com

Author's Bio

Amy Lauren was a finalist for the 2019 Tennessee Williams Poetry Prize. Her chapbooks include Prodigal, God With Us, and She/Her/Hers. Her poems have appeared in publications such as The Gay & Lesbian Review with four Pushcart Prize nominations. A graduate of Mississippi College, she currently lives in Florida with her wife.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Fragile (Medusa's Laugh Press, 2019)
,
Queer Families: An LGBTQ+ True Stories Anthology (Qommunicate Publishing, 2017)
Chapbooks:
She/Her/Hers (Headmistress Press, 2018)
,
God With Us (Headmistress Press, 2017)
,
Prodigal (Bottlecap Press, 2017)
Journals:
About Place Journal
,
Anomaly Literary Journal
,
Cordite Poetry Review
,
Impossible Archetype
,
Lavender Review
,
New Orleans Review
,
SHANTIH Journal
,
Sinister Wisdom
,
The Dandelion Review
,
The Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide
,
The Rising Phoenix Review
Prizes won: 

Finalist for the 2019 Tennessee Williams Poetry Prize; finalist for the 2018 Gival Press Award; semi-finalist in 3rd Annual Charlotte Mew Chapbook Contest (Headmistress Press, 2017); Best of the Net for "For the Motherless in Yazoo" (2017); Pushcart Prize nomination for "Conspire" (2017); 1st Place in The Mississippi College Arrowhead (2013, 2014, and 2016).

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More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
No
Identifies as: 
Christian, Feminist, LGBTQ
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, Any, At Risk Youth, Illness/Wellness, LGBTQ, Mental Health
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
New Orleans, LA
Louisiana
Raised in: 
New Orleans, LA
Louisiana
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Last update: May 21, 2019