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Edition 38 (1993) Winner
Amy M. Homes
えいみー・えむ・ほーむず
Eimī M. Hōmuzu
Aliases:
A. M. Homes / Amy Michael Homes
Pen Names:
A. M. Homes（Used as pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1961-12-18 （Washington, D.C., U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Chevy Chase, Maryland → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Fiction writer, Memoirist, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
- Affiliations
- Columbia University, The New School, New York University, Princeton University
- Memberships
- Co-chairwoman of Yaddo
- Influenced By
- Grace Paley
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| American University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Sarah Lawrence College | — | Creative Writing | BA | — | United States |
| Iowa Writers' Workshop | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Country:
United States
American University
Country:
United States
Attended
Sarah Lawrence College
Creative Writing
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
United States
Studied with Grace Paley
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Women's Prize for Fiction | May We Be Forgiven | — | — | winner |
| 1998 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | fellow |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | fellow |
Women's Prize for Fiction
2013
Work:
May We Be Forgiven
Result:
winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
1998
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
fellow
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
fellow
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Jack
1989 NovelExploration of family life and sexuality, featuring a son of divorced parents who learns his father is gay.
familysexuality
Adaptations
- [TV film] Jack (2004)
The End of Alice
1996 NovelNarrated by a convicted child molester and murderer imprisoned in Sing Sing.
extreme situationstaboo
May We Be Forgiven
2012 NovelA novel about forgiveness, family, intimacy, consumerism set in Westchester County, New York.
familyforgiveness
The Safety of Objects
1990 Short story collectionShort stories featuring unusual situations in suburbia.
suburbia
Adaptations
- [Film] The Safety of Objects / Rose Troche (2001)
Bibliography
- Jack (1989)
- In a Country of Mothers (1993)
- The End of Alice (1996)
- Music for Torching (1999)
- This Book Will Save Your Life (2006)
- May We Be Forgiven (2012)
- The Unfolding (2022)
- The Safety of Objects (1990)
- Things You Should Know (2002)
- Days of Awe (2018)
- The Mistress's Daughter (2007)
Adaptations
- The Safety of Objects (film, 2001)
- Jack (TV film, 2004)
Translations of Works
- Translated into 22 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- satiricalprovocativewry humordissection of suburbia
- Recurring Motifs
- dysfunction in suburbiafamily breakdownextreme situations and characters
Legacy
American writer known for controversial novels and short stories featuring extreme situations. Winner of Women's Prize for Fiction.
Trivia
- Given up for adoption at birth and met her biological parents for the first time at age 31.
- Has a daughter, Juliet Homes, born in 2003.
- Has publicly identified as bisexual.