Amy Jo Burns

Amy Jo Burns is the author of the memoir Cinderland and Shiner, a novel. Her writing has appeared in The Paris Review Daily, Tin House, Ploughshares, Gay Magazine, Electric Literature, Literary Hub, and the anthology Not That Bad.

The Risk, and Reward, of Turning from Memoir to Fiction

Amy Jo Burns on Driving Into the Unknown

February 5, 2020 By Amy Jo Burns

How to Grieve For Your Friend and Mentor

Amy Jo Burns on Alexander Chee, Sigrid Nunez, and Writing After Death

December 18, 2018 By Amy Jo Burns

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