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Amie Whittemore [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
US
Bio: 

Amie Whittemore earned her M.F.A. from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, her M.A.T. from Lewis and Clark College, and her B.A. from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana.She teaches creative writing classes at WriterHouse, a nonprofit in Charlottesville, VA, in addition to marketing and tutor recruitment for Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Born in: 
Kankakee
Website: 
https://amiewhittemore.wordpress.com [2]
Prizes won: 

Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Memorial Poetry Prize (2013)
Smartish Pace Beullah Rose Prize (2013)
Tennessee Williams Literary Festival Poetry Prize (2012)
Lorine Niedecker Poetry Award – Honorable Mention (2012)
Ruth Lilly Fellowship Finalist (2011)
Vermont Studio Center Fellowship (2011)
RATTLE poetry contest – Honorable Mention (2008)

Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Children
LGBTQ
Naturalists/Environmentalists
Seniors
Teachers
Teenagers
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Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/amie_whittemore [2] https://amiewhittemore.wordpress.com