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Amy Bonnaffons is the author of the story collection THE WRONG HEAVEN and the novel THE REGRETS, both published by Little, Brown. 

Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Kenyon Review, The Sun, and elsewhere, and has been read on NPR's “This American Life.”  She holds a BA in Literature from Yale, an MFA in Creative Writing from NYU, and a PhD in English and Women's Studies from the University of Georgia. 

Amy is currently serving as Interim Associate Prose Editor at The Georgia Review.

She is also a founding editor of 7x7.la, a literary journal devoted to collaborations between writers and visual artists. 

Amy is interested in creativity and spirituality, multimedia experimentation, and the intersection of art and social justice.  She has taught writing, literature and gender studies at several different universities, and has also taught in elementary schools, hospitals, and a women's prison. Her innovative writing workshops explore the intersection of creativity, spirituality, and the unconscious.

Born in New York City, she now lives in Athens, GA.