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"Typical Girls" (Exile in Guyville) wins Pushcart Prize
"Typical Girls," a story from Exile in Guyville , has won a Pushcart Prize! The story will appear in the forthcoming Pushcart Prize...
May 1


Exile in Guyville wins Honorable Mention in Midland Awards
Exile in Guyville has earned Honorable Mention in this year's Midland Author Awards . The awards honor the best books by Midwest authors...
Apr 17


Past Ten Anthology features essay
Now available: The Past Ten Anthology , featuring my essay "Failure Felt Like a New Way of Being." Based on the Past-Ten.com website...
Mar 11


Out today! A Grotesque Animal
A Grotesque Animal is now available at all your favorite bookstores! Order now Melissa Faliveno, author of Tomboyland, says: “"This is a...
Jun 5, 2024


New Review in Miracle Monocle for Exile in Guyville
Miracle Monocle, the excellent literary magazine from the University of Louisville, has given Exile in Guyville a rousing review: "Exile...
Apr 29, 2024


Starred Review in Foreward for Exile in Guyville
Exile in Guyville has earned a starred review from Foreward Reviews! "Within its compact length of six stories, Amy Lee Lillard’s...
Mar 12, 2024


Coming this summer: Midwest Weird
This summer, we at Broads and Books Productions are launching Midwest Weird, an audio literary magazine featuring weird fiction and...
Feb 16, 2024


Available Now: Wyrd Woman Podcast
Now available: All episodes of the audio drama and fiction podcast Wyrd Woman! What is Wyrd Woman? Wyrd Woman is a fiction podcast from...
Jan 10, 2024


New Excerpt: I Am Not a Woman I'm a God (Shenandoah Literary)
I'm currently submitting a novel to presses, a novel about chosen families, aging and mortality, and the meld of fiction and reality. And...
Dec 15, 2023


Pre-order now! A Grotesque Animal
You can now pre-order A Grotesque Animal at all your favorite bookstores! Pre-order now Melissa Faliveno, author of Tomboyland, says:...
Dec 6, 2023


Cover Reveal: A Grotesque Animal
The cover is here for A Grotesque Animal, coming June 2024 from University of Iowa Press! Melissa Faliveno, author of Tomboyland, says:...
Dec 1, 2023


Coming January 10: Wyrd Woman Podcast
When an isolated woman starts recording her dreams of strange women, things get weird. Over nine nights, reality becomes fantasy, past...
Nov 30, 2023


Pre-order now! Exile in Guyville
You can now pre-order Exile in Guyville at all your favorite bookstores! Pre-order now Exile in Guyville is the winner of the 2022 BOA...
Nov 28, 2023


Early praise for A Grotesque Animal
A Grotesque Animal has earned some early praise: "Amy Lee Lillard’s A Grotesque Animal is a book that bares both teeth and soul. A bold...
Sep 15, 2023


Cover Reveal: Exile in Guyville
The cover is here for Exile in Guyville, coming May 2024! Exile in Guyville is the winner of the 2022 BOA Editions Short Fiction Prize....
Sep 8, 2023


Broads and Books Productions is Here
At Broads and Books Productions, we create podcasts, publications, and presses.
Aug 8, 2023


Early praise for Exile in Guyville
Exile in Guyville has earned some early praise: "Amy Lee Lillard's Exile in Guyville takes you on a deeply poetic journey of women in...
Jul 3, 2023


Just announced: Iowa Author Award
The Iowa Author Awards, created and supported by the Des Moines Public Library Foundation, announced this year's slate of nominees. And...
May 30, 2023


Coming soon: Memoir in essays from University of Iowa Press
My memoir-in-essays, The Past is a Grotesque Animal, will be published by the University of Iowa Press in Fall of 2024! Through a...
Jan 31, 2023


Winner: BOA Editions Short Fiction Prize
EXILE IN GUYVILLE is the winner of the 2022 BOA Editions Short Fiction Prize! “Amy Lee Lillard’s Exile in Guyville hits with the impact...
Sep 19, 2022
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