Amy Leach

Amy Leach
Amy Leach is the author of Things That Are. Her work has appeared in numerous literary journals and reviews, including A Public Space, Ecotone, Tin House, and Orion, in addition to Best American Essays and Best American Science and Nature Writing. A graduate of the University of Iowa's MFA program in creative nonfiction, she has been recognized with the Nautilus Book Award, a Whiting Writers' Award, and a Rona Jaffe Foundation Award. She plays bluegrass and the piano, teaches English, and lives in Bozeman, Montana.
Awards
Nautilus Book Award
Whiting Writers' Award
Best American Science and Nature Writing
Best American Essays
Rona Jaffe Foundation Award
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