Fiction Writer & Editor of Blue Lotus Review
Amy Willoughby-Burle’s fiction has appeared in
Potomac Review, Rotten Oranges
Sycamore Review, Missing Maya
Inkwell, Into the Burn
The MacGuffin, Stone Jesus in the Front Yard
Summerset Review, Out Across the Nowhere
Reed Magazine, The Downside of Redemption
Pennsylvania English, Stepping Out in Front of the Train
The Conspicuous Absence of Knowing
Saltwater Quarterly Hungry
Quite Curious Literature The Interring of What Remains
Stoneboat Journal Nobody Next Door
Her story “Stone Jesus in the Front Yard” which appeared in The MacGuffin was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2007. She was awarded first place in Flash Fiction in the 2010 Press 53 Open Awards contest and her winning story "Out Across the Nowhere" appears in the 2010 Open Awards Anthology from Press 53. You can read several of these stories by choosing a title from the main menu above.
Read Tara Laskowski's review of the 2010 Press 53 Open Awards Anthology with a lovely little mention of my piece. The anthology is a wonderful collection of great work and I'm honored to be a part of it.
Amy is the editor of a new online journal Blue Lotus Review, a labor of love.
God gave everyone a talent. He didn't give me math, or spelling, or a clear understanding of when to use a comma, but He did give me a love of literature and the ability to string words together. So for Him, and for everyone who has ever taught me, critiqued me, inspired or encouraged me, it's about time I did something. So, here goes...
Amy Willoughby-Burle
