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Amy Alznauer

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Amy Alznauer is a polymath: she is a writer, a managing editor, and an instructor of calculus and number theory at Northwestern University. Amy's most recent work is in children's picture-book biographies, work which has been awarded with the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Illinois Chapter Laura Crawford Memorial Mentorship.In this episode, we discussed the three children's picture book biographies she wrote and Amy tells us about why she started writing picture-book biographies and what the genius of childhood can teach grown-up readers etc.【嘉宾 Guest】Amy Alznauerhttps://www.amyalz.com/节目中提到的绘本 Books mentioned:The Boy Who Dreamed of InfinityThe Strange Birds of Flannery O’ConnorFlying Paintings: The Zhou Brothers, A story of Revolution and art你可以在这里找到Storyland播客 Where to find us官网：http://storylandpodcast.wordpress.com/微信公众号：三明治童书研究所 (ID: STORYLIVING) 播客：各大声音平台或泛用型播客客户端搜索“Storyland Podcast”

Amy Alznauer is a polymath: she is a writer, a managing editor, and an instructor of calculus and number theory at Northwestern University. Amy's most recent work is in children's picture-book biographies, work which has been awarded with the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Illinois Chapter Laura Crawford Memorial Mentorship.In this episode, we discussed the three children's picture book biographies she wrote and Amy tells us about why she started writing picture-book biographies and what the genius of childhood can teach grown-up readers etc.【嘉宾 Guest】 Amy Alznauer <a>https://www.amyalz.com/</a>节目中提到的绘本 Books mentioned: <a>The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity</a><a>The Strange Birds of Flannery O’Connor</a>Flying Paintings: The Zhou Brothers, A story of Revolution and art你可以在这里找到Storyland播客 Where to find us 官网：<a href="http://storylandpodcast.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://storylandpodcast.wordpress.com/</a> 微信公众号：三明治童书研究所 (ID: STORYLIVING)  播客：各大声音平台或泛用型播客客户端搜索“Storyland Podcast”

Amy Alznauer:想写出好的儿童文学，先回溯自己的童年

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Amy Alznauer. Amy lives in Chicago with her husband, two children, a dog and her four puppies, a parakeet, sometimes chicks and a part-time fish, but, as of today, no elephants or peacocks. Check back. Her writing has won the Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction, the Christopher Award, and the SCBWI-Illinois Laura Crawford Memorial Mentorship, and her essays and poetry have appeared in collections and literary journals including The Bellingham Review, Creative Nonfiction and River Teeth. She has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Pittsburgh. She teaches calculus and number theory classes at Northwestern University. She is the managing editor for the SCBWI-IL Prairie Wind. And she is the writer-in-residence at St. Gregory the Great, where she has a little office in a big building with a bad internet connection, where she tries to get work done (in theory). In this episode Amy and I discuss:  How the relationship between the Zhou brothers inspired her book. What Amy had to do to find the perfect illustrator for her book. Why Amy believes it is important to get the blessing from the real-life figures that inspire your writing.   Plus, her #1 tip for writers. For more info and show notes diymfa.com/326

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Amy Alznauer. Amy lives in Chicago with her husband, two children, a dog and her four puppies, a parakeet, sometimes chicks and a part-time fish, but, as of today, no elephants or peacocks. Check back. Her writing has won the Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction, the Christopher Award, and the SCBWI-Illinois Laura Crawford Memorial Mentorship, and her essays and poetry have appeared in collections and literary journals including The Bellingham Review, Creative Nonfiction and River Teeth. She has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Pittsburgh. She teaches calculus and number theory classes at Northwestern University. She is the managing editor for the SCBWI-IL Prairie Wind. And she is the writer-in-residence at St. Gregory the Great, where she has a little office in a big building with a bad internet connection, where she tries to get work done (in theory). In this episode Amy and I discuss: <ul> <li>How the relationship between the Zhou brothers inspired her book.</li> <li>What Amy had to do to find the perfect illustrator for her book.</li> <li>Why Amy believes it is important to get the blessing from the real-life figures that inspire your writing. </li> </ul> Plus, her #1 tip for writers. For more info and show notes <a href="https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-326-Amy-Alznauer" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">diymfa.com/326</a>

326: Painting, Math, and Tiny Houses: Writing the Picture Book Biography - Interview with Amy Alznauer

Jonathan Rogers talks with Amy Alznauer, author of The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity and The Strange Birds of Flannery O'Connor.. They discuss Flannery O’Connor’s early-onset fascination with birds and the ways O'Connor's birds taught her how people react to strangeness; how Amy’s father taught her to love mathematics; and the ways in which both math and writing invite the discovery of a happiness that was there before you found it.Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/memberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan Rogers talks with <a href="https://www.amyalz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amy Alznauer</a>, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Who-Dreamed-Infinity-Ramanujan/dp/0763690481/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TZ2SGEZWIK4Q&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=the+boy+who+dreamed+of+infinity&amp;qid=1591977072&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+boy+who+dreamed+of+infinity%2Caps%2C158&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Birds-Flannery-OConnor/dp/1592702953/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2A0NBXN7UK5IU&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=the+strange+birds+of+flannery+o%27connor&amp;qid=1591977561&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+strange+birds+of+%2Cstripbooks%2C161&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Strange Birds of Flannery O'Connor</a>.. They discuss Flannery O’Connor’s early-onset fascination with birds and the ways O'Connor's birds taught her how people react to strangeness; how Amy’s father taught her to love mathematics; and the ways in which both math and writing invite the discovery of a happiness that was there before you found it.<a href="https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/member" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/member</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

S2 E25: Amy Alznauer