Amy Bloom
Encyclopedia
Amy Bloom is an American
writer. She has been nominated for the National Book Award
and the National Book Critics Circle Award
.
(effective July 1, 2010). Previously, she was a lecturer of Creative Writing in the department of English at Yale University
, where she taught Advanced Fiction Writing and Writing for Children for the decade 2000-2010.
She has been nominated for the National Book Award
and the National Book Critics Circle Award
. In addition to novels, Bloom has written articles in periodicals including The New Yorker
, The New York Times Magazine
, The Atlantic Monthly
, Vogue
, Slate
, and Salon.com
. Her short fiction has appeared in The Best American Short Stories
, The O. Henry Prize Stories
and several other anthologies, and has won a National Magazine Award
. In 2010, Amazon featured a page from a collection of Bloom's short stories in an ad showing the screen of a Kindle being read at the beach.
Although she is not a psychologist, her involvement with psychotherapy played a role in writing the Lifetime Television
network TV show, State of Mind
, which takes a look at the professional lives of psychiatrists. Bloom is listed as creator, a co-executive producer, and head writer for the series.
Bloom received her B.A. in Theater/Political Science, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Wesleyan University, and a M.S.W. (Masters of Social Work) from Smith College
.
Bloom, who resides in Connecticut, has two daughters and a stepson from her first marriage to a man who was a professor. From the age of 13, she says, she knew she was bisexual, and after her first marriage ended, she lived with a woman for some time. She is now married to another man.
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writer. She has been nominated for the National Book Award
National Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
and the National Book Critics Circle Award
National Book Critics Circle Award
The National Book Critics Circle Award is an annual award given by the National Book Critics Circle to promote the finest books and reviews published in English....
.
Biography
Trained as a social worker, Bloom has practiced psychotherapy. Currently, Bloom is the Kim-Frank Family University Writer in Residence at Wesleyan UniversityWesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
(effective July 1, 2010). Previously, she was a lecturer of Creative Writing in the department of English at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, where she taught Advanced Fiction Writing and Writing for Children for the decade 2000-2010.
She has been nominated for the National Book Award
National Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
and the National Book Critics Circle Award
National Book Critics Circle Award
The National Book Critics Circle Award is an annual award given by the National Book Critics Circle to promote the finest books and reviews published in English....
. In addition to novels, Bloom has written articles in periodicals including The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
, The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It is host to feature articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted many notable contributors...
, The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic is an American magazine founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1857. It was created as a literary and cultural commentary magazine. It quickly achieved a national reputation, which it held for more than a century. It was important for recognizing and publishing new writers and poets,...
, Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, Slate
Slate (magazine)
Slate is a US-based English language online current affairs and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. On 21 December 2004 it was purchased by the Washington Post Company...
, and Salon.com
Salon.com
Salon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
. Her short fiction has appeared in The Best American Short Stories
Best American Short Stories
The Best American Short Stories yearly anthology is a part of The Best American Series published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Since 1915, the BASS anthology has striven to contain the best short stories by some of the best-known writers in contemporary American literature.-Edward O'Brien:The...
, The O. Henry Prize Stories
O. Henry Award
The O. Henry Award is the only yearly award given to short stories of exceptional merit. The award is named after the American master of the form, O. Henry....
and several other anthologies, and has won a National Magazine Award
National Magazine Award
The National Magazine Awards are a series of US awards that honor excellence in the magazine industry. They are administered by the American Society of Magazine Editors and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City...
. In 2010, Amazon featured a page from a collection of Bloom's short stories in an ad showing the screen of a Kindle being read at the beach.
Although she is not a psychologist, her involvement with psychotherapy played a role in writing the Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...
network TV show, State of Mind
State of Mind (TV series)
State of Mind is a one-hour drama series created by novelist Amy Bloom. The series starred Lili Taylor as psychiatrist Anne Bellowes, who unexpectedly finds her husband cheating on her with their marriage counselor. The series deals with Bellowes and her relationship with her patients as well as...
, which takes a look at the professional lives of psychiatrists. Bloom is listed as creator, a co-executive producer, and head writer for the series.
Bloom received her B.A. in Theater/Political Science, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Wesleyan University, and a M.S.W. (Masters of Social Work) from Smith College
Smith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
.
Bloom, who resides in Connecticut, has two daughters and a stepson from her first marriage to a man who was a professor. From the age of 13, she says, she knew she was bisexual, and after her first marriage ended, she lived with a woman for some time. She is now married to another man.
Fiction
- Come to Me: Stories (1993) (short stories)
- Love Invents Us (1997) (novel)
- A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You: Stories (2000) (short stories)
- Away (2007) (novel)
- Where the God of Love Hangs Out (2009) (short stories)
Non-fiction
- Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Cross-dressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude (2002) (Psychology)
Screenplays, teleplays and television shows
- State of MindState of Mind (TV series)State of Mind is a one-hour drama series created by novelist Amy Bloom. The series starred Lili Taylor as psychiatrist Anne Bellowes, who unexpectedly finds her husband cheating on her with their marriage counselor. The series deals with Bellowes and her relationship with her patients as well as...
(2007)
External links
- Amy Bloom's Official Site
- Identity Theory Interview: Amy Bloom
- New York State Writer's Institute: Amy Bloom
- Amy Bloom Faculty Biography at Yale University
- Speaking of Stories: Amy Bloom
- Amy Bloom radio interview by Richard Wolinsky on KPFAKPFAKPFA is a listener-funded progressive talk radio and music radio station located in Berkeley, California, broadcasting to the San Francisco Bay Area. KPFA airs public news, public affairs, talk, and music programming. The station signed on-the-air April 15 1949, as the first Pacifica Station...
-FM (October 11, 2007)