Amy kathleen ryan biography

I was born in Jackson, Wyoming, where I lived in an apartment above my father's drywall business and paint store. As a kid I spent a lot of time outside, climbing trees and scrambling all over the hills that bordered our town.

I always liked writing stories, but I didn't become a serious reader until I discovered A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle. I was totally hooked, read all of L'Engle's books, and then moved on to writers like Susan Cooper, Isaac Asimov, and Jack London.

Amy Kathleen Ryan earned an M.A. in English literature and graduated from the New School Creative Writing for Children Program.

Amy Kathleen Ryan earned an M.A. in English literature and graduated from the New School Creative Writing for Children Program.

Amy Kathleen Ryan is a graduate of the New School Creative Writing Program.

I attended college in Omaha Nebraska and Madrid Spain before I finally ended up at The University of Wyoming, where I studied anthropology and Spanish language.

Amy Kathleen Ryan earned her MA from the University of Vermont, and her MFA from The New School in New York City.

Amy Kathleen Ryan earned an M.A. in English literature and graduated from the New School Creative Writing for Children Program.

I dreamed about being a writer, and I even wrote the beginnings of a first novel in the fifth grade. It was called The Adventures of Kim D. Lavenport, and to this day, my mother is convinced it is my best work. Soon, though, I put Kim in a drawer and forgot all about her.

I developed other interests, especially in acting and science, two areas in which I excelled. For a while, writing took a back seat.

I attended college in Omaha Nebraska and Madrid Spain before I finally ended up at The