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Starred Review in Publisher's Weekly for Exile in Guyville
Exile in Guyville has earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly! "Each of these six enthralling speculative shorts from Lillard (Dig...
Mar 7, 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

Now Playing: Fuzzy Memories Podcast
Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the 80s and 90s.
Aug 28, 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

New: Interview on Neurodiversity and Writing
I was part of a roundtable discussion with Miracle Monocle on late-diagnosed autism, writing, and much more! Read: Writing and...
Apr 24, 2023


New essay: The Masked Woman (Miracle Monocle)
In an essay published in Miracle Monocle, I wrote about learning I was autistic in my forties. This is an excerpt from my upcoming essay...
Apr 24, 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


Listen: Interview SquarePeg Podcast
I talked with the SquarePeg Podcast about late-diagnosed autism, shame, writing, and much more! Listen: SquarePeg Podcast with Amy Lee...
May 16, 2022


Listen: Interview with DMPL Podcast
I talked with the Des Moines Public Library about writing, the long path to publishing, Broads and Books, and my loooooooong love of...
Feb 3, 2022


Listen: Interview with Foster Podcast
I talked with Foster Podcast about writing, the long path to publishing, how to go easier on ourselves, and more: Listen: Foster Podcast...
Jan 14, 2022


Review of Dig Me Out from Grist
The terrific Grist Journal published a review of Dig Me Out from Jennifer Marie Donahue! Read: Review of Dig Me Out (Grist)
Dec 6, 2021


Pushcart Prize Nominee: "Typical Girls"
My story "Typical Girls," published in Barrelhouse, has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize! Barrelhouse nominates "Typical Girls" for...
Nov 29, 2021
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