Amy Leach (writer)

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Amy Leach
NationalityAmerican
Genrecreative non-fiction
Notable awardsWhiting Award,
Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award,
Pushcart Prize

Amy Leach is an American non-fiction essayist known for her lyrical, imaginative writing style that remains firmly grounded in the natural world. Her work has appeared in The Best American Essays, The Best American Science and Nature Writing, and Granta, as well as the Iowa Review, [1] A Public Space, and the Wilson Quarterly. [2] She received a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award [3] in 2008, a Whiting Award in Nonfiction [4] in 2010, and a Pushcart Prize.

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Life

Leach grew up in Texas as a Seventh-day Adventist [5] . She graduated from the University of Iowa with an MFA in creative nonfiction. Leach has stated that her writing is influenced by Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman [6] .

She currently lives in Bozeman, Montana, where she teaches creative writing at Montana State University [7] . She plays bluegrass music, piano, and violin.

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References

  1. ↑ "Amy Leach Announced as Recipient of the 2010 Whiting Writers' Awards | the Iowa Review". Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  2. ↑ "Featured Author: Amy Leach". 14 February 2007.
  3. ↑ "News". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  4. ↑ "Bios of 2010 Whiting Writers' Award Recipients | MRS. Giles Whiting Foundation". Archived from the original on 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  5. ↑ "Amy Leach | Authors | Macmillan". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  6. ↑ Woerkom, Fleur (2022-01-01). "Interview with Amy Leach". Inscape. 42 (1).
  7. ↑ "Montana State University to host annual writing workshop for educators Feb. 12". Montana State University. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
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