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Speaker Biography:
Amy Lee Scott's essay collection, When the World Explodes (Mad Creek Books/Ohio State University Press), won the 2023 Gournay Prize. Adopted from South Korea as an infant, and raised in suburban Los Angeles, she now lives with her family and tabby cat in Southeast Michigan. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program. Her award-winning essays have appeared in numerous publications, such as The Iowa Review, New Ohio Review, Gulf Coast, Fourth Genre, and New Letters. Past work received notable mentions in the Best American Essays and Best American Travel Writing. Learn more at amyleescott.com.

Synopsis:
By age seven, Amy Lee Scott’s world had already ended—twice. First as an adopted infant, when she left her Korean motherland for a new American life in suburban Ohio. Then again, when her adopted mother died of cancer. Orphaned twice over, Amy picks through the emotional rubble to explore what it means to live in a terminal state of exile, and the grief, anxiety, and anger such a life demands. Join Amy as she discusses the role that grief and trauma play in shaping personal narratives. This interactive presentation invites participants to examine a core memory to begin a dialogue with the historic and natural world's context that surrounds it.

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