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Amy Lauren [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
Sarasota, FL
Florida US
Email: 
amylauren43@gmail.com
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.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
No
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Born in: 
New Orleans, LA
Louisiana
Raised in: 
New Orleans, LA
Louisiana
Website: 
https://amylaurenwrites.com [2]
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).

Identifies as: 
Christian
Feminist
LGBTQ
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Any
At Risk Youth
Illness/Wellness
LGBTQ
Mental Health
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/amy_lauren

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/amy_lauren [2] https://amylaurenwrites.com