Amanda Davis (writer)
Amanda Davis was an American writer and teacher who died in a plane accident.
Early life
Amanda Davis was born on February 28, 1971, in Durham, North Carolina. Davis graduated from Charles E. Jordan High School and received a B.A. in theatre at Wesleyan University as well as a M.F.A. in fiction at Brooklyn College.Career
In 1999, Davis published a series of short stories called Circling the Drain. The collection was reviewed in various newspapers including The New York Times and Los Angeles Times as well as the website Salon. In the Los Angeles Times, critic Mark Rozzo wrote, "At their best, Davis' stories are potent miniatures about the weird demands that uncertainty and inevitability place upon people, mostly young women linked to men or situations seemingly beyond their control."Davis' short story, "Louisiana Loses Its Cricket Hum", was featured in the 2001 edition of Best New American Voices. Four days prior to her death, Davis interviewed with Dawn Dreyer of Indy Week regarding her life and career. Furthermore, according to Michael Chabon, Davis planned to write a second novel, either a historical novel about "early Jewish immigrants to the South" or a "creepy modern gothic".
Outside of writing, Davis taught undergraduate and graduate fiction at Mills College.